2 dead men

[crisgal]

when i was a kid in the sixties, my brother used to say this daft rhyme:

not last night but the night before

two dead men came knocking at my door

back to back they faced each other

got out their swords and shot each other

I know that I've missed some out and there are probably different versions of it. does anyone know what it is and where it comes from?

[IndieSinger]

There are many versions of it, many long, many short, which can all be found easily by quickly searching the internet. The short one I was taught is:

One fine day in the middle of the night,
Two dead men got up to fight;
Back-to-back they faced each other,
Drew their swords and shot each other.

A longer one I just found goes:

One fine day in the middle of the night,
Two dead men got up to fight,
Back to back they faced each other,
Drew their swords and shot each other.

One was blind and the other couldn't see,
So they chose a dummy for a referee.
A blind man went to see fair play,
A dumb man went to shout "hooray!"

A paralysed donkey passing by,
Kicked the blind man in the eye,
Knocked him through a nine inch wall,
Into a dry ditch and drowned them all.

A deaf policeman heard the noise,
And came to arrest the two dead boys,
If you don't believe this story�s true,
Ask the blind man he saw it too!

Which also reminds me of another, similar, kind of poem:

"I see!" said the blind man,
as he walked into a wall.
"Fibber!" said the deaf [or dumb] man,
"You cannot see at all!"

[Solarjunkie]

No idea where it comes from, but my version starts:

One fine day in the middle of the night

Two dead men got up to fight

Back to back they faced each other

Drew their swords and shot each other

 

Don't know what comes next!

[crisgal]

i've just remembered:

tomorrow i went to the pictures

and picked a front seat at the back

The lady, she gave me some chocolates

I ate them and gave them her back

I fell from the stalls to the circle

and broke a front bomne in my back!

[Clare A]

Just the answer I was going to post, crisgal!

[spudqueen]

I remember my Dad saying one which went something like:
A bare footed boy with clogs on stood sitting on the grass..........

[squarepants]

don't know where it comes from but here's another one.

don't look at me in that tone of voice,

you smell a funny colour,

I've seen your type on the radio.