SONG CHALLENGE WINNER!

What A Fella Will Do For A Good Irish Stew! . . . A house burglar in South London ignored a video recorder, mobile phones and other valuables – but stole a pan of Irish stew.  Clare Wilson, from Mitcham, made the dish for the next day's dinner, then left it on her oven and went to bed.  The next morning it had vanished, but nothing else had been taken.  Ms. Wilson, a mum of four, told The Sun: "I know my cooking is good but this is ridiculous.  It's unbelievable someone would just take a stew when all that stuff was lying about the place.  I'm considering putting out reward posters asking people if they've seen my stew pot.  I've been making stew for over 20 years in that pot, and I'm a bit annoyed.  I've got several others, but it was my favourite.  It's just the right size for all the family.  The thief must have tasted the food first because I found dollops of it around the top of the stove."  Ms. Wilson's sons, Brian, 20, and Scott, 19, swear they did not eat the stew after getting in from the pub – they had a kebab on the way home.  The back door had been forced open, so Ms. Wilson reported the crime to Mitcham police.  She said: "The thief should have just knocked on the door.  I'd have invited them along for dinner.  There would have been enough for everyone."


I Took the Stewpot by Bobby O'Marley (a/k/a Jack the Sailor)

Jack's Comments:  Then there is the entrapment theory . . .


I stole the stewpot,
But I didn't take no VCR
I took the stewpot
Didn't steal no Jaguar car

All over South London
They're trying to track me down
They say they're trying to nab the culprit
Who pilfered the Irish Stew
For a stewpot of Irish stew

But I say
I stole the stewpot
But I did not take no Mobile phone
I just took the stewpot
I wish they would leave me alone

The smell of stew got the better of me
So I broke, I broke inside
It was so hard to resist
But I Tried, Oh Lord I tried

But I say
I stole the stewpot
But please don't put me in no juvie hall
I just took the stewpot
I don't thinkI am a criminal


[Gm]I shot the sh[Gm]eriff,
[Cm]but I [Cm]did not shoot the [Gm]deputy. [Gm]===[Gm]===[Gm]
{eoc}
[Eb]All a[Dm]round in my [Gm]home town [Gm]
they're [Eb]trying to [Dm]track me [Gm]down. [Gm]
They [Eb]say they want to [Dm]bring me in [Gm]guilty [Gm]
for the [Eb]killing of a [Dm]deputy,[Gm]===[Gm]
for the [Eb]killing of a [Dm7]deputy,[Gm]===[Gm]
But I say:

Back to Top