But we drank his health, and the last to drink was Dangerous Dan McGrew. fly act meant sticking your fingers in the mesh to get It was the basis of a 1998 novel, The Man from the Creeks, by Robert Kroetsch,[2] a longtime admirer of Service's works. Dangerous Nan McGrew is an entertainer in a travelling medicine show run by her boss. {Next section is preceded by eerie sound effects and almost whispered with ghost story quaverings} Were you ever alone in the astral zone where apparitions wail And all space bleeds till your whole life reads, like the Book of the Dead in braille? Back of the bar, in a solo game, sat Dangerous Dan McGrew, And watching his luck was his light-o'-love, the lady that's known as Lou. Contents 1 Title 2 Plot 3 Caricatures 4 Availability 4.1 Streaming 5 Notes 6 Gallery 7 References 8 External Links Title The title is based on a poem by Robert W. Service entitled "The Shooting of Dan McGrew". and in the gentlemanly art of sailing where you mastered the handling The top three finishers in order are: Long Fingers, Comstock Charley, and Dangerous Dan McGrew. When out of the night, which was fifty below, and into the din and the glare, There stumbled a miner fresh from the creeks, dog-dirty, and loaded for bear. Dangerous Dan McGrew - Recited By Clarence Carnal - age 102 Terry Wilson Travel Videos 363 subscribers 37 Share 5.3K views 11 years ago Dangerous Dan McGrew Written by Robert Service. Four stylii were used to transfer this record. In the old days there had been another Midshipman Jarvis. Back of the bar, in a solo game, sat Dangerous Dan McGrew, And watching his luck was his light-o'-love, the lady that's known as Lou. The lights went out, I ducked to the floor, "I guess I'll make it a spread misere", said Dangerous Dan McGrew. 'Twas the crowning cry of a heart's despair, and it thrilled you through and through . The poem about the shooting of the fictitious Dan McGrew was written soon after the gold rush in Dawson City was over; it is an unrelenting story of the greed, jealousy, loneliness and betrayal that were characteristic of the Gold Rush era, and how Dan McGrew became the hated target of a half-crazed miner. Sad to say, Dangerous Nan McGrew's reputation is well earned. by upperclassmen and give good advice on how to survive as a Plebe. It tells an anecdote of three characters: Dan McGrew, a prospector described as dangerous, who gives the title to the poem; McGrews lover, named Lou; and lastly a weather-worn stranger who walks into the saloon where the former are, among a crowd of drinkers. All these grades and your athletic and leadership marks went Dangerous Dan McGrew "A bunch of the boys were whooping it up in one of those Yukon halls. Edit lyrics Lyrics for Dangerous Dan McGrew by Hank Snow A bunch of the boys were whooping it up in the Malamute saloon The kid that handles the music-box was hitting a jag-time tune Back at the bar in a solo game sat Dangerous Dan McGrew regular, more extensive exams during each course as well as the final The film's problems include a weak script, uninspired direction, and the miscasting of a key role. Plot The cannon ball bounced off the bald fellow's nut. A bunch of the boys were whooping it up In the Malamute Saloon; An American guy from Peckham Rye Was playing a ragtime tune. He believes it was written in the late 1800's, and it is NOT the Robert Service version. Home | Their (his) tune, 'Chasing The Sun' has Each year you me particularly hard. was supposed to be, To serve and entertain the Upper Class, By registering with PoetryNook.Com and adding a poem, you represent that you own the copyright to that poem and are granting PoetryNook.Com permission to publish the poem. Till at last that old piano fell in the way of his wandering gaze. It is a tale of the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s - Dangerous Dan is sitting with his 'light of love, the 'lady that's known as Lou' in the saloon, when a stranger staggers in from the freezing Arctic night. burned. of it. And up went the whole of the camp. The character of Dan McGrew was based on William Nelson McGrew (1883-1960), who was born and raised in Guinda, California to Isaac and Nellie Ophelia (Thomas) McGrew and whose nickname was "Dangerous Dan". I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. His pants were split and covered with shit that looked like the white There's men that somehow just grip your eyes, and hold them hard like a spell; And such was he, and he looked to me like a man who had lived in hell; With a face most hair, and the dreary stare of a dog whose day is done. Diplomacy, Naval Traditions, and be bound by a rigid Honor Code in Listen online and get new recommendations, only at Last.fm Most of the other asshole squirmed. The music almost died away then it burst like a pent-up flood; And it seemed to say, "Repay, repay," and my eyes were blind with blood. So the stranger stumbles across the room, and flops down there like a fool. He looked like a man with a foot in the grave And scarcely the strength of a louse, With a rusty old load in his poke. and shoved out most of the meal. .and that one is Dan McGrew.". It was a pleasant spring day, April 20, 1908, when a nondescript, yet not unknown, bank clerk arrived in Dawson City on board the overland stage from Whitehorse. Dangerous Dan McFoo is a 1939 Merrie Melodies short directed by Tex Avery . ''The Shooting of Dan McGrew'' (112 lines) and ''The Cremation of . This Youngster thought I needed a lot of attention because I hadnt And, yes, your guru cuts you loose though you chant for your very life {Fast chanting noises 'hummana, hummana, hummana'} And he says, 'See you later, meditator', and he walks off with your wife (groan), {Normal voice resumes} Then of a sudden the booms resumed, so loud you scarce could hear And all of the monks crept under their bunks and froze with a holy fear As incense fumes filled up the room's vast grey and empty view 'The man's gone. all matters? He turned to the crowd and said in a loud voice: the Youngster for the moment. Dangerous Dan McGrew and the lady known as Lou are seen seated at a table in one corner. Back of the bar, in a solo game, sat Dangerous Dan McGrew, And watching his luck was his light-o'-love, the lady that's known as Lou. It's a misfire, but I don't blame Helen Kane or her estimable supporting players. class standing governs! And every asshole squirmed, He drew from his belt a big bag of gold The song was done by Guy Lombardo In defferenance to Dave the Gnome, and the Katterwailing Kitty The lyrics are different than the poem by Service, but the story line is the same.. A bunch of the boys were whooping it . The Shooting of Dan McGrew: Directed by Herbert Blach. a sitting position but without a chair. And I turned my head and there watching him was the lady that's known as Lou. " The Ballad of Eskimo Nell " ( Roud 10124) is a bawdy rhymed poem or song that recounts the tale of Deadeye Dick, his accomplice Mexican Pete and a woman they meet on their travels named Eskimo Nell. There stumbled a miner fresh from the creeks, dog-dirty, and loaded for bear. Both Bill Thompson and Avery himself voiced the lead character Droopy. Service achieved his goal by killing Dan McGrew in this poem. was shoving out at practically every meal, that is, assuming came on; the stranger rose a satisfied look on his pan. Lyr Req: Dangerous Dan McGrew-naughty version (11) Lyr Req: Shooting of Dan McGrew (Robert W Service) (20) Lyr Add: The Whistle of Sandy McGraw (R W Service) (11) Tune Req: The Face on the Bar-room Floor (45) Lyr Req: In Praise of Alcohol (Robert W Service) (24) Ottawa Folk Fest. Copyright 1995-2020, by Charles R. Grosvenor Jr, Trying to find the words to the ADULT version of Dangerous Dan Mcgrew, Re: Trying to find the words to the ADULT version of Dangerous Dan Mcgrew, On the Record (The Artists and their music), The Noble Arts: literature, stage, and related. worse than the more seasoned 2/c and 1/c. Lay Dangerous Dan McGrew. Worst enemy: S.M.I.R.K., the Secret Ministry of Intelligent Rotters Komittee - led by The Prefect. Lay poor old Dangerous Dan. come prepared with all the stock answers and I was pretty naive in Back of the bar, in a solo game, sat Dangerous Dan McGrew, And watching his luck was his light-o'-love, the lady that's known as Lou. Thanks! Who drove the girls crazy with a wart on his prick. | What's New | the mess hall door where an electric mesh zapped incoming flies. by officers who graduated from the Academy the same year? The end in Alaska of a very proud name. And laid it down with a grin. Gunshots break out, with both McGrew and the stranger killing each other, while "the Lady that's known as Lou" ends up with the stranger's "poke of gold". It was also the inspiration for the 1949 song "Dangerous Dan McGrew" by Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians. Then you've a hunch what the music meant. The u/Dangerous_Dan_Mcgrew community on Reddit. Of that old weezened stranger named Ace, The crowd sat and waited for Dan to get through In the corner sparks flew Director Tex Avery Writers Heck Allen (story) The poem's unique history as a spoken word piece was highlighted when US President Ronald Reagan and Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney did their own alternating recital of the poem both in private meetings and in public. corner there was a wall full of placards. all year. While the man from the creeks lay clutched. THANX for a GREAT parody. it should reclaim a miticum our esteem in the morrow.when we fess to our errors. I had to go out for sports; I can recount at least 15 different sports Here is his version of "The Ballad of Dangerous Dan McGrew": A bunch of us lads was hoopin' up at one of the Yukon halls. incident would, at the least, get me kicked out of the Academy. And watching his luck was his light-o'-love, the lady that's known as Lou. eat, Sir. I couldnt have made a greater mistake. After Plebe Back of the bar, in a solo game, sat Dangerous Dan McGrew, And watching his luck was his light-o'-love, the lady that's known as Lou. I went innocently into that institution without any preparation, and Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. In a buckskin shirt that was glazed with dirt he sat, and I saw him sway; Then he clutched the keys with his talon hands my God! true, the sparks they flew, his domickers hit their mark. More Subscribe Options. Of virgins and whores and rolls in the grass. Read. This permits the Upper Classmen Pitched on his head, and pumped full of lead, was Dangerous Dan McGrew. A figure arose from the two locked together The film was released in 1930. East Coast schools the sports program was fantastic. A bunch of the boys were whooping it up In the Malamute saloon The kid that handles the music-box Was hitting a jag-time tune.. Back at the bar in a solo game Sat Dangerous Dan McGrew And watching his luck was his light of love The lady that's known as Lou.. To one of Dangerous Dan McGrew's accomplishments the task was very simple. Muldoon one of the members of the medicine show is a fugitive who is on the run from a murder charge. A bunch of the boys were whooping it up in the Malamute saloon; Were you ever out in the Great Alone, when the moon was awful clear, Then I ducked my head, and the lights went out, and two guns blazed in the dark. This. A scream, then a moan, again and again, The crowd was astounded as the lights were lit February 28, 2023. on, let it be, you deserved what you got. And that was the end the same electrical zap that the flies got. . When out of the night, which was fifty below, and into the din and glare, There stumbled a miner fresh from the creeks, dog-dirty, and loaded for bear. Welcome to the archived messages from In The 00s. so cramful of cosy joy, and crowned with a woman's love , A woman dearer than all the world, and true as Heaven is true , (God! Take a small example Navy etiquette. general. Use section headers above different song parts like [Verse], [Chorus], etc. on the Internet. Also it has been recalled in the fourth strophe of the song "Put the Blame on Mame", sung by Rita Hayworth in the 1946 film Gilda; the text claims that rather than being shot and killed, Dan McGrew was slain by Mame's "hoochy-coo" dance. That one of you is a hound of hell. The Shooting of Dan McGrew The bunch of the boys were whooping it up in the Malamute saloon; The kid that handles the music-box was hitting a jag-time tune; Back in the bar, in a solo game, sat Dangerous Dan McGrew, And watching his luck was his light-o'-love, the lady that's known as Lou. this recitation and are willing to talk of where & when you The kid who tickled the music box was steadily scratching his balls. If we have inadvertently included a copyrighted poem that the copyright holder does not wish to be displayed, we will take the poem down within 48 hours upon notification by the owner or the owner's legal representative (please use the contact form at http://www.poetrynook.com/contact or email "admin [at] poetrynook [dot] com"). And there on the floor on the top of a whore was Dangerous Dan McGrew. Performer: Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians; Kenny GardnerWriter: Alex Kramer; Joan Whitney. You will also find injured permanently. . It is a loose remake of Avery's 1939 cartoon for Warner Bros., Dangerous Dan McFoo. The third and fourth lines of the poem read: 'Back of the bar, in a solo game, sat Dangerous Dan McGrew, The Shooting of Dan McGrew (1924 film) Charlotte MacLeod, writing as Alisa Craig, had one of her characters write a play based on The Shooting of Dan McGrew in her 1988 mystery novel, The Grub-and-Stakers Pinch a Poke. The Shooting of Dan McGrew. the Mast Goes, I Go With It. It was signed Midshipman Jarvis. Although my class standing was lowered because of all the demerits And take courses in Naval Courtesy and Etiquette, in International I quickly learned obedience and subservience the hard ^^^ THE SHOOTING OF DAN'S GURU, A bunch of the monks was whoopin' it up in the Mantra Mute saloon And Jimmy Wong, who whacks the gong, was boomin' an Om-time tune Back o' the bar, in a lotus squat, sat Dangerous Dan's guru And diggin' his light was Wilma White who used to be a Jew, (Wolf howling and whooshing sounds) When out of the night an anchorite crept up to the ashram door Out of the drain of the barred old plain The dregs of a psychic war I've ne'er seen a seeker more mouldy or weaker A real metaphysical mouse But his loincloth was droopy with oodles of rupi And he called out for, 'Rice on the house!' When his donnicker found its mark. The night was clear, and he became aware at once when Sam Ward prepared to set forth. Then on a sudden the music changed, so soft that you scarce could hear; But you felt that your life had been looted clean of all that it once held dear; That someone had stolen the woman you loved; that her love was a devil's lie; That your guts were gone, and the best for you was to crawl away and die. "I've come to give Dangerous Dan a choice. in the upper half of the class I got to graduate a year early. At the end of my very first year at Annapolis it was decided Dangerous Dan McGrew 15,795 views Nov 10, 2007 28 Dislike Share Save PartyRecords 1.12K subscribers This is a story of downfall and shame The end in Alaska of a very proud name The boys were. I always did get All poems are shown free of charge for educational purposes only in accordance with fair use guidelines. The boy who plays the music box was viciously scratching his balls. One placard read, If Robt Service Collection (1) It tells an anecdote of three characters: Dan McGrew, a prospector, Type out all lyrics, even repeating song parts like the chorus, Lyrics should be broken down into individual lines. Was Dangerous Dan McGrew. 78rpm Records Digitized by George Blood, L.P. Barrie H. Thorpe Batavia Illinois Public Library Collection, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). was one Youngster at my table who was a bad oneYoungsters are an archive of the messages from inthe70s.com, inthe80s.com, inthe90s.com and amiright.com before they were combined to form the friends but to no avail. They say that the stranger was crazed with "hooch," and I'm not denying it's so. This narrative poem takes place in a Yukon saloon during the Yukon Gold Rush of the late 1890s. Call Number/Physical Location AFC 1939/007: AFS 02343 A Source Collection Alan Lomax Collection of Michigan and Wisconsin Recordings (AFC 1939/007) . A half-dead thing in a stark, dead world, clean mad for the muck called gold; While high overhead, green, yellow and red, the North Lights swept in bars? And two men lay stiff and stark. And the stranger sprang in the dark. I will never understand my reaction but, instinctively, When out of the night which was black as a bitch and into the din To learn more, check out our transcription guide or visit our transcribers forum. The cartoon was edited for a 1951 re-release. and he raised a toast to Ram {Next bit spoken in southern drawl} 'Boys', said he, 'Now, y'all do Tai Chi and don't pay me no mind She broke my heart, my karma won't start, my third eye's goin' blind Now, I'd like to stay and humbly pray to Krishna's flute with you But one of you levitators is a rotten tomato And that one's, DAN'S GURU! act of Congress, but the courses at the Academy are designed to try Cheers, Stewie. The common saying is that Midshipmen are officers and gentlemen by And watching his luck was his light-o'-love, the lady that's known as Lou. His eyes went rubbering round the room, and he seemed in a kind of daze. ship uttering those famous words. My reply Order a student subscription. The Shooting of Dan McGrew by Robert William Service 1 A bunch of the boys were whooping it up in the Malamute saloon; 2 The kid that handles the music-box was hitting a jag-time tune; 3 Back of the bar, in a solo game, sat Dangerous Dan McGrew, 4 And watching his luck was his light-o'-love, the lady that's known as Lou. had chopped all his chakras in two, Well that's the sutra, sutra yourselves, I've told you what I've seen They say that the yogi who shot Shri Shri (?) 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