tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post6481291673218222455..comments2024-03-28T20:53:54.312-05:00Comments on Orange Crate Art: Cobbler’s bench or mulberry bush?Michael Leddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-5832987689398389352021-05-08T17:40:24.819-05:002021-05-08T17:40:24.819-05:00Very interesting. I know the cold and frosty morni...Very interesting. I know the cold and frosty morning from “Three Craw.” These songs seem to be blending into one another.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-55064292279301954542021-05-08T13:27:06.998-05:002021-05-08T13:27:06.998-05:00In fact, the version I know best has nothing to do...In fact, the version I know best has nothing to do with mulberry bushes or cobblers, but is a searing social commentary on the evils of rapacious banking combined with a drinking habit (all dressed up as a nursey rhyme...)<br /><br />Half a pound of tuppenny rice<br />Half a pound of treacle<br />That's the way the money goes<br />Pop goes the weasel<br /><br /><br />Up and down the city road<br />In and out of the eagle<br />That's the way the money goes<br />Pop goes the weasel<br /><br />The mulberry bush appears in a very different nursery rhyme to do with cold and frosty mornings!Richard Abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263422336568571553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-58499993961801133132021-05-08T13:19:07.004-05:002021-05-08T13:19:07.004-05:00As a Brit, I have to say that I had never heard of...As a Brit, I have to say that I had never heard of the cobbler's bench idea, and until I read further down your article I just assumed it was an Americanism :) Richard Abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263422336568571553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-20490142969957584082021-05-08T07:33:53.299-05:002021-05-08T07:33:53.299-05:00The Elaine here, too, pointed out that it’s a tree...The Elaine here, too, pointed out that it’s a tree, and that it would be highly improbable to chase around one. I asked her if a cobbler’s bench would do any better. : )Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-15940440035770456872021-05-08T04:57:51.582-05:002021-05-08T04:57:51.582-05:00Round and round the mulberry bush....even though t...Round and round the mulberry bush....even though they are trees.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195458656221202202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-15889629776926706512021-05-07T20:23:56.686-05:002021-05-07T20:23:56.686-05:00That’s wonderful — thanks for letting me know, Chr...That’s wonderful — thanks for letting me know, Chris.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-46246903442690699922021-05-07T18:20:48.525-05:002021-05-07T18:20:48.525-05:00It must be mulberry bush -- it was a Jeopardy answ...It must be mulberry bush -- it was a Jeopardy answer tonight.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485410374923842372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-60317494019281897762021-05-07T08:53:02.323-05:002021-05-07T08:53:02.323-05:00mulberry bushmulberry bushFrescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.com