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I'm going to tell a sto_-ry  a funny one you see_ About a Hazel Hil_-ler  a married man is he_ His house is on the high_-way  and if the road comes through_ He'll have to tear his mansion down and build_ it up anew_ He's moved to many pla_-ces  sometimes_ to Hazel Hill_ And sometimes into Can_-so  it seems he can't keep still_ But now I think he's settled down with his dear_ loving wife_ He bought himself a gramaphone and lives_ a happy life_          One day he said to Dory Plug  "I've got to earn my bread_ I'm going straight to Le_-na's  I've got to use my head"_ From her he bought a bicycle  what he paid her we don't know_ He tied a box behind him  to Canso he did go_   From door to door he tra_-velled_ "15 cents for one"_ He couldn't make it pros_-per  it wasn't any fun_ His fish business is en_-ded  he couldn't make_ it pay_ So then he said to Dory Plug  "I'll try another way"           But Dory got a little bored_ while hubby was away_ There wasn't a_-nything to do_ to pass the time away_ There was one thing she wan_-ted_ she said to hubby_ "Dear_ The time would pass more quickly if I had_ a rocking chair"_ Well Strings said to his darling  "Your wish is my command_ To show how much I love you I'll make you one by hand"_ As Strings was such a handy man by night the job was done_ He took that thing upstairs and said  "Now try this out for fun"_          She sat down on the roc_-ker_ while Strings went down below_ To fetch a cup of cof_-fee to help the evening go_ While Dory Plug above him was rocking back and forth_ And singing to her Stringy-boy for all_ that she was worth_ But Dory got exci_-ted and rocked a bit too fast_ And as her heels swung high_-er the chair gave way at last_ The floor gave way beneath her_ both chair and Dory Plug_ Fell right into the coffee pot and broke their only mug_           So now my story's ended_ it may get me in jail_ But there are many_ people_ who'd surely go my bail_ So_ if they come to get me to throw me in the jug_ I'll never forget that cardboard house of Strings and Dory Plug_

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À propos de la chanson

Dans cette chanson, on raconte l'histoire de Strings et Dory Plug, un couple qui tente de mener une vie simple et heureuse. Le protagoniste, un homme marié, vit dans une maison située le long d'une route, ce qui le pousse à envisager de la démolir. Malgré ses déménagements fréquents, il semble avoir enfin trouvé un certain équilibre avec sa femme. Pour gagner de l'argent, il essaie de vendre des articles en se rendant à Canso sur un vélo, mais son entreprise ne fonctionne pas. Dory, quant à elle, s'ennuie pendant que son mari est en déplacement et rêve d'un rocking-chair. Pour lui faire plaisir, Strings s'attèle à la fabrication de ce fauteuil. Lors d’un moment de joie, Dory s’excite un peu trop et finit par briser le rocking-chair ainsi que leur seule tasse de café, ce qui donne une touche humoristique à leur quotidien. Ce petit récit illustre la vie d’un couple qui, malgré les aléas, cherche à partager de bons moments ensemble.