Lyr Req: Pick pocket song

Subject: Lyr Req: Pick pocket song
From: Rank
Date: 08 Jan 03 - 03:21 PM

A friend has asked on more than one occasion if anyone had the words to the Pick-pocket song, as sung many years ago by Dave Burland. She can only remember the chorus, which is as follows:

Oh, what in the world is this world coming to?
You cannot trust others like you used to do,
They lie, rob and cheat you and put you to shame,
They've no morals at all and they won't play the game.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Pick pocket song
From: Rank
Date: 09 Jan 03 - 04:00 PM

Surely must be millions of Dave Burland fans on mudcat?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Pick pocket song
From: MMario
Date: 09 Jan 03 - 04:06 PM

Can't find any lyrics posted - but his contact information is here

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Pick pocket song
From: SINSULL
Date: 09 Jan 03 - 08:27 PM

Close second (sorry for the pun) Tick, Tick, Tick?

A pickpocket who steals a watch and hides it in her mouth.

Subject: ADD: Tick Tic Tic / Tick Tick Tick
From: Joe Offer
Date: 09 Jan 03 - 09:00 PM

Ah, Mary, I can't leave that one unadded. It's from The Kingston Trio Place. Anybody know anything more about it?
-Joe Offer-


TIC, TIC, TIC
(Rafael De Leon)

Chorus:
Tic, tic, tic! Ev'rybody lookin'. Tic, tic, tic! See them all a-searchin'.
Tic, tic, tic! That's all they're hearin' but they couldn't find out where the watch was hiding.

What a confusion. A fellow lost his watch in a railway station. (Repeat)
An attractive girl named Melda was accused of being a burglar.
She had no purse, no pocket in her clothes, so where she hid the watch only goodness knows. And you hearing

(Chorus)

Under suspicion, they took her down to the police station
And they called on the matron who examined all the clothes she had on
The matron examined with care. She even made her take down her long hair.
She searched till she couldn't search no more but the watch now tickin' louder than before. And you hearing

(Chorus)

Confusion now in the station. The matron searching by inspiration.
Watch tickin' louder and louder and the matron moving up closer.
The matron convinced there's no doubt. She put her hand inside Melda's mouth.
Do you know her idea cam true? When she found the watch, it was ten to two. Still tickin'

(Chorus)




Additional Keywords: Tick Tick Tick

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Pick pocket song
From: Rank
Date: 12 Jan 03 - 04:18 PM

I think she asked Dave if he could give her the words once, but he said he couldn't remember it, as it was such a long time since he'd sung it. I suppose that's not the same as e-mailing him, as he probably has got it written down somewhere. Might resort to that eventually.