Indicate the route to my abode

[suba_al_hadid]

Because hughcasey reminded me that I never learned the second to last line of this, I googled it. Finally

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And another version

[amykb]

Indicate the way to my boat,
I'm fatigued and I want to retire,
I had a little beverage sixty-minutes ago
and it went right to my cerebellum,
Wherever I may perambulate,
Over land or sea or atmospheric vapor
you will always hear me rendering this melody
Indicate the way to my boat.

And, I think, the original,
Show me the way to go home,
I'm tired and I want to go to bed
I had a little drink about an hour ago
and it went right to my head
Wherever I may roam
over land or sea or foam
you will always hear me singing this song
Show me the way to go home.

This was one of my Dad's favorite songs, and the tipsier he got, the more versions he remembered and sang. Thanks for the memory!

Re: And another version

[suba_al_hadid]

Sweet! I have friends that request this when we drink - and for years I have rendered the second-to-last-line as "mumble-mumble I don't know the words to this line".

I learned this from my mother, I think when my sister brought home the classic "Scintillate Scintillate asteroid minific".

Re: And another version

[ladysheep]

Ouch. Stop it. Both of you. I just woke up and am a day behind. Ok. Now I am copying your lyrics.

Re: And another version

[suba_al_hadid]

Scintillate, scintillate asteroid minific
Fain would I fathom your nature specific
Exaltingly set in the ether copacious
A reasonable facsimile of a gem carbonacious
scintallate, scintillate asteroid minific
Fain would I fathom your nature specific.

heh.