Sherry Chandler

Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy

This one’s for Larry, or his alter-ego Slemp, who thanks Africa for the banjo and seems to think both that he knows a lot of women in need of veiling (har har) and that our government needs a purgative. After the hi-jinx of the week-end, I’d say the Democratic party anyway has had a purge.

For full documentation of the atrocities, see Dana Milbank. Iphie saw it a bit differently.

The best version of this song is done by Uncle Dave Macon. This one by Lew Dite is the best I could find on YouTube.

Full lyrics:

I’se gwine down town for to buy me a sack of flour
Gwine cook it every hour
Keep my skillet good and greasy all the time, time, time
Keep my skillet good and greasy all the time

I’se chickens in my sack, bloodhounds on my track
I’m pullin’ for my shanty home, home, home
I’m pullin’ for my shanty home

If they beat me to the door, I’ll put ‘em under the floor
Keep my skillet good and greasy all the time, time, time
Keep my skillet good and greasy all the time

I’se a-walking down the street and I stoled a ham of meat
Got my skillet good and greasy all the time, time, time
Got my skillet good and greasy all the time

I’se gwine to the hills for to buy me a jug of brandy
Gwine give it all to Mandy
Keep her good and drunk and boozy all the time, time, time
Keep her good and drunk and boozy all the time

Honey, if you say so, I’ll never work-a no more
I’ll lay round your shanty all the time, time, time
I’ll lay round your shanty all the time

And if you’ve got this far, you might be interested in this item from the Lexington Herald-Leader:

Kentucky Democrats in Tuesday’s primary vote sent a clear message — by 35 percentage points — that they wanted U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton to be their party’s presidential nominee.

But Kentucky Republicans, on the day after the primary, sent their own signals that they’d be pleased to have the Democrats nominate U.S. Sen. Barack Obama.

“The results speak for themselves,” said GOP U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, who is up for re-election this fall. “He outspent Hillary Clinton and lost our state 2-to-1 — 65 percent to 30 — and carried only two counties, Jefferson County and Fayette County. That’s not an indication of great appeal to Kentucky voters.”

McConnell, in fact, immediately linked his Democratic opponent in the November race, Bruce Lunsford, to Obama in a statement on election night and the next day to reporters. Expect him to use the phrase “Obama-Lunsford agenda” often this fall.

Possibly related posts:

Gubernatorial primary

Mr. Pett & Mr. Dylan take on Mr. McConnell

I have eaten squirrel brains and I am not demented

Trillium

Election Day

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