anyone know all the words to an old rhyme?

Question

it starts like this
two dead men got up to fight back to back they faced each other

drew there swords and shot each other a blind man saw the fight..

it goes on about a deaf man and a donkey but i cant remember

that was it cool nice one

thanks peeps that was a trip.and to see so many valid versions and to understand why its hard to remember. the site metafilter.com/.cool..
i was about 7yrs.

Answer 1

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,

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!

Answer 2

The version I know goes:

One Dark Day, In The Middle Of The Night
Two Dead Boys, Had A Fight
Back To Back, They Faced Each Other
Drew Their Swords, And Shot Each Other
A Deaf Police Man, Heard A Noise
Came And Killed The Two Dead Boys
If You Don't Believe, My Story Is True
Ask The Blind Man, He Saw It Too!


But there are several versions of it!

Answer 3

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!

Answer 4

This is how I think it goes:
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,
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!

Here is another one:
I went to the pictures tomorrow,
I sat in the front at the back,
I said to the lady behind me,
I cant see because of your hat.
She gave me a broken old biscuit
I ate it and gave her it back.
I fell from the pit to the gallery
and broke a front bone in my back.

Have a good day :o)

Answer 5

IN THE DARK OF THE DAY AND THE BRIGHT OF THE NIGHT TWO DEAD MEN GOT UP TO FIGHTBACK TO BACK THEY FACED EACH OTHER DREW THEIR SWORDS AND SHOT EACH OTHER A DEAF MAN HEARD THE NOISE AND HE WENT AND KILLED THE TWO DEAD BOYS IF YOU DONT BELIEVE THIS LIE IS TRUE AND THE BLIND MAN HE SAW IT TO HAVE YOU HEARD THIS ONE ON THE SECOND TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK THE 10 MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL 12 WILL MEET AT THE 4 CORNERS OF THE TABLE ROUND ADMISSION IS FREE PAY AT THE DOOR PULL UP A CHAIR AND SIT ON THE FLOOR ENJOY:)

Answer 6

In the middle of the night in the mddle of the day
2 dead boys got up to play
back to back they faced each other,
sword in hand they shot each other
a deaf policeman hears the noise
and goes and kills the 2 dead boys

Answer 7

Haven't heard this from someone else in years!

One bright 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.
A deaf policeman heard the noise
and ran to save the two dead boys.
And if you don't believe it's true,
go ask the blind man, he saw it too.


But that is all I can remember of it.

THe Ol' Sasquatch Ü

Answer 8

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Answer 9

i remember a bit...

One fine day in the middle of the night
two dead mean got up to fight
back to back they faced each other
drew their swords and shot each other

there's another that goes..
twas springtime in the summer
the snow was raining fast
a barefooted man with clogs on
came slowly whizzing past
He turned a straight crooked corner
do see a dead donkey die
he pulled out his knife to shoot it
and hung himself in the eye.

Answer 10

Fantastic! The person who answered first got it right, I don't know the bit about the donkey though... :P I haven't heard it in years!! ♥
My friend always used to say that... :)