Friday, July 08, 2005

My Face is my Fortune



Where are you going to my pretty maid




Where are you going to,
My pretty maid,
Where are you going to,
My pretty maid?

I'm going a-milking, sir,
She said,
Sir, she said,
Sir, she said,
I'm going a-milking, Sir,
She said.

Shall I go with you,
My pretty maid?
Shall I go with you,
My pretty maid?

Yes, if you please, kind sir,
She said,
Sir, she said,
Sir, she said,
Yes, if you please, kind sir,
She said.

What is your father,
My pretty maid?
What is your father,
My pretty maid?

My father's a farmer, sir,
She said,
Sir, she said,
Sir, she said,
My father's a farmer, sir,
She said.

What is your fortune,
My pretty maid?
What is your fortune,
My pretty maid?

My face is my fortune, sir,
She said,
Sir, she said,
Sir, she said,
My face is my fortune, sir,
She said.

Then I can't marry you,
My pretty maid?
Then I can't marry you,
My pretty maid?

Nobody asked you, sir,
She said,
Sir, she said,
Sir, she said,
Nobody asked you, sir,
She said.


Note: Some people didn't get it, maybe they were too lazy to read it fully :P
So I highlighted the main points there. Hope you get it dude!

17 comments:

Papillona ® said...

very depressing :/

SC, "weee a7mad istash-had ow mat"

the end..

Flamingoliya said...

Girls! you scared me wallah! I read the comment notification on my email starting from the last one. mino mat! mino estash`had o shissalfa! :p Salty min wain em6al3at`ha! and Sarah yes it is depressing but I like it's ending :)
Hey aren't you both too young to remember this song? All I remember is: wainich yal ebra? mi7taja lich al7een! tala lamlam.

Spontaneousnessity said...

Sarah and Salted-Caramel: lama kint a little kid kint agool "wee a7mad etzawaj o mat" hehe, e7im Flam: so it's nice but ya3ni I don't get what gave him the impression that someone asked him to marry her aslan!

Flamingoliya said...

Sponty, hehe that's why I like it. I guess it was her pretty face that gave him the impression.

Salty, hmm :) ok then I AM too young :P~

Flamingoliya said...

Sponty, your blog isn't showing on your profile.

Nunu-San said...
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Nunu-San said...

Ma7ib "Om a7mad" etbi6 chabdy, waladha ymoot wehya etyabbib!! ;/

anyway Flam, Who is the pretty maid? Is it you? ;P

Flamingoliya said...

Nunu, welcome :)
Om a7mad galbha gowey. and no it's not me :p we were talking about a girl's fortune in the previous post.

Papillona ® said...

the song ends when a7mad istashhad ow mat! wil om tyabbib! weird culture we have huh?

aaaany way.. no flam I wasn't too young I remember.. oh nisait..

no wait! "bingolikom salfa lisame3een kaaafa a7la esowalif a77la esowalif (tararam) ta3alo sim3ooha wamana 7ifthooha" so 7afthat'ha + kil masra7eyat hoda 7sain LOL I still sing some of it sometimes.. they were very nice

Flamingoliya said...

Ok Sarah, here's a test for you. I will write you a part of one of Huda's songs. You figure out what song it is, what play? and sing it for me :P

"lakin ana yateema oo faqeera, afqar wa7da eb hathi el deera"

yalla kamly..

Papillona ® said...

"lakin ana yateema oo faqeera, afqar wa7da eb hathi el deera..."

"..ya rabbi tes3id, kil insan.. la la tatrik wa7id 7ayran.. aaahhh law 3endi..
law 3endi.. bas fistan"

Cindrella (sinderilla) LOL

I wanna watch it now!

Papillona ® said...

ok min el bedaya:

"law albas fistan jdeed.. jan6a eb eed.. warda eb eed..
Chaaaan el far7a teshe3 ib 3aini.. (tarara) thi7ka terooo7.. ow the7ka tejeeni..
lakin ana faqeera ow yateema :( afqar wa7da eb hathi edeera :.(
"..ya rabbi tes3id, kil insan.. la la tatrik wa7id 7ayran.. aaahhh law 3endi.. law 3endi.. bas fistan"
*sniff sniff*


it's Cindrella (sinderilla) LOL

ba3dain tyeelaha om il khair! LOL

LOL im good!!!!!!!!

Spontaneousnessity said...

Flam, I got my blog thingy fixed :) enfetha7t 3ala hal salfa hehe

Salted-Caramel, I like Spontana! feels so latino!

Flamingoliya said...

bravo Sarah! :) I am impressed! heheehe

Spontana, finally! :)

Papillona ® said...

;)

Flamingoliya said...

7ayyach Allah ya Um-ilma3arik :) yes it's funny how one post or idea leads to another. that's what's interesting about blogging :)
you didn't get the song? hmmmm I really don't know how to explain it; I would only repeat the highlighted points :/

shamma mahfuz said...

and here wass i thinking it was the cartoon character of "Mask" who came up with that phrase : My face is my fortune..