• From: Starkville, Mississippi USA
  • Registered: 2006-03-04
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Topic: "This House Is No Museum"

I suspect many people in Chordieland will be able to identify with the message of this song.  Our house is a place to live life and enjoy, it is not particularly clean but is a very wonderful place.

This House Is No MuseumJames McCormick, October 23, 2007


12-bar blues


[G]Stuff is here, stuff is there, [G]chaos door to door


[G]Everything is everywhere, dust [G7]bunnies on the floor


[C]Scattered stuff, stuff in piles, [C]stuff that has no place


[G]Stuff we can not even find, it's [G]gone without a trace


But this [D7]house is no museum, it [C7]is a factory


And [G]making happy people is our top priori-[D7]ty . . .




This [G]house is just a building, a [G]place to keep our things


Our [G]home is all the people, [G7]lovely human beings


We're [C]all too busy growing, not [C]trying to impress



Our [G]home is such a happy place, the [G]house is just a mess


But this [D7]house is no museum, it [C7]is a factory


And [G]making happy people is our top priori-[D7]ty . . .




[G]Some folks will insist on [G]constant cleanliness


[G]Every detail perfect, there's [G7]never any mess


[C]Perfect little rooms, [C]spotless shiny and clean


Like [G]living in the pages of a [G]glossy magazine


But our [D7]house is no museum, it [C7]is a factory


And [G]making happy people is our [D7]top priori-[G]ty . . .


"That darn Pythagorean Comma thing keeps messing me up!"
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_comma[/url]

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  • From: Almancil, Algarve, Portugal
  • Registered: 2006-09-02
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Re: "This House Is No Museum"

Hi James,

Your house sounds like a grand place to be, NOT a house but a HOME.

Good song, great to play. Thank you,

Roger

"Do, or do not; there is no try"

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  • Registered: 2007-04-03
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Re: "This House Is No Museum"

GoodMorning James,

Welcome back. Did i bust out laughing when i read this! This old doll
locked herself out at 6/45 this morning In my jammies. Freezing cold, putting out recycle bin. Could have done with thermal knickers! could still do with them as the cold went to places id forgottten existed.

Love your song, All houses should have dogs, cats, loads of people visits
and all the things that reflect the characters of the people who live there.
Also one big kitchen table for food and conversation.
I have a print in my kitchen which says "Dull Woman Have Immaculate Homes".
That one lets me off the hook a lot!

Nice song James.

Old Doll.

Why Blend in with the Crowd ? When you were made to stand out !
  • From: Starkville, Mississippi USA
  • Registered: 2006-03-04
  • Posts: 2,069

Re: "This House Is No Museum"

Thanks jason & Roger & Old Doll!  Glad you enjoyed this ditty.  My lovely wife, Juawice, would probably kill me if she knew that I was publicizing the fact that our house is not spotless . . . but, we have the house where neighborhood kids love to come and play because it is a very user-friendly environment.

Maybe once the kids are gone and dogs all die off we will settle into a quiet, well-ordered existence - but I really doubt it.

"That darn Pythagorean Comma thing keeps messing me up!"
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_comma[/url]

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  • From: derbyshire
  • Registered: 2007-05-17
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Re: "This House Is No Museum"

hi james  rack n stack em no orderly system,mrs moves things then blames me cause i cant find what i want.anyway christmas is the time for gatherings and plenty of grub...good song james...stay cool

love is life ,life is for love,keep a true heart and live life to the full....stay cool

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  • From: Virginia, USA
  • Registered: 2007-06-27
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Well done, sir.  Well done.  But why have you been peeking in on the Zurf manse?

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  • From: Grimsby, UK
  • Registered: 2006-03-04
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Re: "This House Is No Museum"

I can identify with this one, I'm fighting the good fight against the forces of neat lol!

I'm the son of rage and love