UKE-SONG, derived from lyrics of a multi-verse limerick.
POETIC BACKGROUND: Binomial expressions, fixed-order word pairs. are widely used in English-language idioms, but not often discussed as a grammatical entity. The current story deals with an under-appreciated type of common binomial phrase that strangely represents a sort of "nul set". Rather than two different paired words (homonyms, members of a group, or opposites), these phrases repeat the same word joined by a relevant joining word (usually a conjunction). The poem in question can be found HERE.
FURTHER EXPLANATION: It seems best for the novice to read about the various types of binomials in a topic-based collections on our more encyclopedic blog. Giorgio now has about twenty short poems that explain and exemplify these paired phrases on the OEDILF website, and we have been glad to display those individually, and somewhat randomly, as well on our casual blog "DAILY ILLUSTRATED NONSENSE". But for study of the general issue, we recommend undertaking a more encyclopedic approach, as can be found on our more formal blog "EDIFYING NONSENSE". We hope that you will get the idea little by little. Click HERE.
PARODY-SONG: In this post, the words of the poetic explanation and exemplification of echoic binomials are set it to the music of the Carole King song, with some minor changes in the lyrics to accommodate differences in scansion. Also, importantly, a bridge was developed. Thanks are due to Steve McNie of Toronto Ukes, whose songbook provided the chord and lyrics slides for the original song. Note that another parody song on our site, "Walrus and Carpenter, lowcountry version") has also been pinned to the same melody.
PARODY-LYRICS LINK: To return to the corresponding post on "Daily Illustrated Nonsense" (and to see the lyrics without the chord-chart indications) click HERE.
AGAIN and AGAIN
(parody-lyrics by Giorgio Coniglio based on "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?")
ORIGINAL SONG CHORD-CHARTS
(click on any chord-chart to go to scroll through the thumbnails)
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