I Was think King while Listening to the Ear phone of the Radio On how the arrow Pierce,
hiss Pan ick is a Tern on the Fiule of the Call term at the Profile of a Eek Owe wells,
or Sun to Dip Stirred the Crypt of a Dup`T that Zoners Yell owe Cone!!
As the Hi Way grows to that double Snapper on the line Read Mains to In dee An's,
that Criteria of C.B. on a Rake can Beal the burn to Clarified or Free Fried bean A Ki!!
Took Clam and Grants Dab the Dollar of the Pine on a Oat to Time rhind,
limes Squeezed that Cock Tales Realm dibs on the Know backs to Thorough of the Curb`bs,
like Plu Roll to that Twisted Snaffle that Zest loved to Bugger as the Clinician Derek Degrazia Barned.
Pebble Beach a Opera of Stubbs that Painting On the Tee oracle of Golf,
area Polo Mal let telling Diced Sum Bodies are In the Coinage on the Slink key,
stares to brows the Fire Brim on the BUN say that the Needle pin is Donkey blind to Play`d.
Spin the Bottle cross Your legs do you Have to Pay the Phone or stop at the Stations stone,
Lavatory Grass that Toy let on the Handle!!
Clickety Cricket mow on the Larry is the lou of Love in just or saying that Its real,
wrinkles on the Palm of Hand that question of the Kiel does it Tell of Cart a Trap the Pony or the Val.!!
In digest of Readers List is the Story gory Core Us`t from the Send a Tald or Take King faked bye Trall,
fish A pod card the Tier is the Spread of Moon be syn to Tiger with that Pall??,
cream Spit of Spinach slap the Muscle oyster Singing,
my Big Brother was a Stand of buses on the Trades!!
Cadillac that Heavy door the Mercedes in the Sound beam Murr of the Whistlers line to Mention of the Stunned,
text Ting while the drivers lens Is tearing through the Seam,
binding Feat to Gargle spun At that its All but seeds,
Must Tard the Nerve in Grazed a Ray Zer for the Stein there Should be a time in Clay that dignifies the Baned.
Breathing on that Sigh lent Spline to Ate the body Screw,
now does Peep Ole teak the Oath by Providence in stewed,
*Oh Stewball was a racehorse, and I wish he were mine.
He never drank water, he always drank wine.
His bridle was silver, his mane it was gold.
And the worth of his saddle has never been told.
Oh the fairgrounds were crowded, and Stewball was there
But the betting was heavy on the bay and the mare.
And a-way up yonder, ahead of them all,
Came a-prancin' and a-dancin' my noble Stewball.
I bet on the grey mare, I bet on the bay
If I'd have bet on ol' Stewball, I'd be a free man today.
Oh the hoot owl, she hollers, and the turtle dove moans.
I'm a poor boy in trouble, I'm a long way from home.
Oh Stewball was a racehorse, and I wish he were mine.
He never drank water,he always drank wine.
History
The horse was foaled in 1741 and originally owned by Francis, 2nd Earl of Godolphin, and later sold. His name has been recorded as "Squball", "Sku-ball", or "Stewball". He won many races in England and was sent to Ireland. The Irish turf calendar states that he won six races worth £508 in 1752, when he was eleven years old, and was the top-earning runner of that year in Ireland.[1] His most famous race took place on the plains of Kildare, Ireland, which is generally the subject of the song of the same name. The early ballad about the event has Skewball belonging to an Arthur Marvell or Mervin. Based on the horse's name, Skewball was likely a skewbald horse.
Songs
There are two major different versions of the sporting ballad, generally titled either "Skewball" or "Stewball"; the latter is more popular in America. There are multiple variations within the two major divisions. Versions date at least as far back as the 18th century, appearing on numerous broadsides. In both songs the title horse is the underdog in the race, up against a favored grey mare (usually called either "Griselda" or "Molly"), and although in most versions of Stewball the winning horse triumphs due to the stumbling of the lead horse, Skewball wins simply by being the faster horse in the end. Probably the most significant lyrical difference in the songs is the conversation Skewball has with his jockey, while Stewball behaves more like a typical horse and does not speak.
The oldest broadside identified with the ballad is dated 1784 and is held by the Harding Collection of the Bodleian Library of the University of Oxford. The song had spread to America by 1829 when it was published in a songbook in Hartford. American versions were sung and adapted by slaves in the Southern United States, and have Stewball racing in California, Texas, and Kentucky. British and Irish versions, when the setting is mentioned, usually place the race in Kildare, Ireland, leading some to believe that the song is actually Irish in origin.[2] The grey mare was owned by Sir Ralph Gore, whose family had gained a great deal of land in Ireland with the Protestant Cromwellian invasion (starting in 1650), which probably accounts for the delight in Skewball's win "breaking Sir Gore" in the final lines of this Irish-based broadside.[1]
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