Lyrics
(Folk song)
When Papa* put the paper on the wall
He spilled the pot of paste in the hall
He papered all the stairs, he papered all the chairs
He even put a border on grandma’s shawl!
When Papa put the paper on the wall,
He spilled the pot of paste on us all
(spoken) And now we’re stuck together like birds of a feather
When Papa put the paper on the wall!
*Some versions have “Sammy”
See also
- Subject: silly
- Harmony: chords I, IV, V
- Meter: 4
- Rhythm:
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- Scale: hexatonic
- Tempo fast & slow
- Timbre: voices
- Tones: mfsltd’
- Similar song: When Father Papered the Parlour
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My father sang this to all 6 of us kids and then to his grandkids. He is not with us any more, but thank you for this cherished memory/