fracmeister
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I ran across the following on this web page. I don;t know of too many "knife songs" particularly one that simply extols the virtue of a brand of knife. Any other knife songs out there? I am not talking about a casual reference to a knife. "Mack the Knife" isn't really about a knife of course but is a nickname.
Theft from referenced web page follows:
The advertising song below was known as the Song of the Eyewitness. It was written some time after 1914 (because it refers to stainless steel) and was sung to the old English tune; The Lincolnshire Poacher.
The Song of the Eyewitness
When I was bound apprentice in good old Lincolnshire,
Master gave me an "Eyewitness" knife that served me many a year,
It served me many a year my lads, the best I had in my life,
If YOU want one to serve you well - buy an "Eyewitness" knife.
My father often told me, my kindly mother too,
When wed they bought their knives and forks of Sheffield steel so true,
We used them every day, good sooth, they gave a lifetime's wear,
"Eyewitness" stamped on every blade, their virtues to declare.
A carving and a butcher knife for cutting up the hare,
"Eyewitness" on the blade was stamped, an eye which seemed to stare,
Some scissors my two sisters had for they made clothes by hand,
The scissors bore the famous mark well known throughout the land.
As years rolled on and I grew up, my beard began to grow,
So on my face I tell you lads, much care I did bestow,
I bought a "1,000" (thousand) razor and its virtues can expound,
For twenty years I shaved with it and never had it ground.
Table, desert and carving knives, now made in stainless steel,
Are keenest of all blades you'll find, if but the edge you feel,
They're made by most experienced men, the finish - simply grand,
"Eyewitness Stainless", Sheffield's best, the test of time they'll stand.
Theft from referenced web page follows:
The advertising song below was known as the Song of the Eyewitness. It was written some time after 1914 (because it refers to stainless steel) and was sung to the old English tune; The Lincolnshire Poacher.
The Song of the Eyewitness
When I was bound apprentice in good old Lincolnshire,
Master gave me an "Eyewitness" knife that served me many a year,
It served me many a year my lads, the best I had in my life,
If YOU want one to serve you well - buy an "Eyewitness" knife.
My father often told me, my kindly mother too,
When wed they bought their knives and forks of Sheffield steel so true,
We used them every day, good sooth, they gave a lifetime's wear,
"Eyewitness" stamped on every blade, their virtues to declare.
A carving and a butcher knife for cutting up the hare,
"Eyewitness" on the blade was stamped, an eye which seemed to stare,
Some scissors my two sisters had for they made clothes by hand,
The scissors bore the famous mark well known throughout the land.
As years rolled on and I grew up, my beard began to grow,
So on my face I tell you lads, much care I did bestow,
I bought a "1,000" (thousand) razor and its virtues can expound,
For twenty years I shaved with it and never had it ground.
Table, desert and carving knives, now made in stainless steel,
Are keenest of all blades you'll find, if but the edge you feel,
They're made by most experienced men, the finish - simply grand,
"Eyewitness Stainless", Sheffield's best, the test of time they'll stand.
