Kent Morgan in Winnipeg where it's not a fine day
asked:
> Now can any Rare-Avian provide me with the correct
words and the source
for the
> verse that has as its first line "One Fine Day in
the Middle of the Night"
> which Brookmyre used as a title? The second line is
"Two dead men got up
to
> fight" which could lead to something
hardboiled.
I don't know the source - I've known it since I was a kid. I
think it's just a traditional bit of English nonsense - along
the lines of: how many errors can you find in this
sentence?
The words are:
One fine day in the middle of the night, Two dead boys got up
to fight. Back to back they faced each other, Drew their
swords and shot each other. The deaf policeman heard the
noise, And came and shot the two dead boys. If you don't
believe my story is true, Ask the blindman, he saw it
too.
Coming from (I assume) an oral tradition, I'm not surprised
that you've come across <variations>.
Rob in North Central Alberta where it's quite a nice day
;-)
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