Conspirator Christmas

[Gene C]

To the tune of Rudolph....

Louis the nosey tenant,
had a very shiny nose
Whenever he was eavesdropping,
you could easily see it glow.
All of the other conspirators,
Used to laugh and call him names,
They never let poor Weichmann
Join in their subversive games.

Then one foggy Good Friday,
Mrs Surratt came to say
Weichman, with your nose so bright,
Won't you drive my buggy tonite.

Then all the feds just loved him.
And they shouted out with glee,
Louis will be our key witness,
Four of them will swing, you'll see

Yes Louis the nosey tenant,
You'll go down in history.

[Thomas Kearney]

To the tune of Rudolph....

Louis the nosey tenant,
had a very shiny nose
Whenever he was eavesdropping,
you could easily see it glow.
All of the other conspirators,
Used to laugh and call him names,
They never let poor Weichmann
Join in their subversive games.

Then one foggy Good Friday,
Mrs Surratt came to say
Weichman, your so brave and bright,
Won't you drive my buggy tonite.

Then all the feds just loved him.
And they shouted out with glee,
Louis will be our key witness,
You'll go down in history.

That reminds me of a song!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPCvyJod0WM

[L Verge]

Gene - I think you might win a Grammy with that one.

[BettyO]

More silliness.... I apologize, but I think the Holidays (and overwork!) is making me more than a bit punchy.....

Herold's "Favorite Opera?!" A little hard to believe that Herold (or any of the boys!) would be high brow enough to serve as host to PBS' Masterpiece Theatre...that noise you just heard was Alistair Cooke rolling over....!

   

   

[Gene C]

I can see why he might like it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoB6IVgh-Cc

[Susan Higginbotham]

To the tune of Rudolph....

Louis the nosey tenant,
had a very shiny nose
Whenever he was eavesdropping,
you could easily see it glow.
All of the other conspirators,
Used to laugh and call him names,
They never let poor Weichmann
Join in their subversive games.

Then one foggy Good Friday,
Mrs Surratt came to say
Weichman, with your nose so bright,
Won't you drive my buggy tonite.

Then all the feds just loved him.
And they shouted out with glee,
Louis will be our key witness,
Four of them will swing, you'll see

Yes Louis the nosey tenant,
You'll go down in history.

Someone with a decent singing voice (not me!) really needs to record that version for our holiday pleasure.

[Gene C]

Since Rudolph seems to be a popular tune....

You know Surratt and Atzerodt, Paine and Arnold
O'Laughlin and Mudd, Spangler and Herold
But do you recall
The one who got away with it all

Booth didn't die at Garrett's
He escaped somehow
And if you listen closely
I'll tell you all about it now
All of the federal soldiers
Surrounded the barn that night
But Booth was never in there
Some one else was caught that night

Otto Eisenschiml got it right
So did Finis Bates
Ray Neff tried to tell us too
somehow Booth escaped

Some say he went to Texas
Others say to Mexico
Some say he went to India
I guess that we will never know

The story sells like hotcakes
It's really quite a mystery
The legend of Booth's escaping
Has become a cottage in-dus-try

[Thomas Kearney]

I like it! That reminds me (and maybe Gene) of a song!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nYopnZ9Y7g

[L Verge]

Love this one, Gene! Are you really this talented in gag poetry, or do you have a ghost writer?

Here's a question for y'all. Who recorded the first version of Rudolph?

[Gene C]

Gene Autry?

[L Verge]

Gene Autry?

Yep. Now, how many of you know who Gene Autry was?

[Jim Page]

Not only do I know who Gene Autry was, I can name his horse and most of the guitars he used over the years.

--Jim

[BettyO]

Wasn't Gene Autry's horse named "Champ" or "Champion?"

[RJNorton]

I think so, Betty, and didn't he have a dog named "Rebel?"

[BettyO]

I don't know about the dog, Roger....but I remember the horse!