# Bakers Dozen

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**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Post date:** [November 24, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47806 "2016-11-24T21:08:04Z")

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Songs that mention a musical instrument in the lyrics but not in the title (bonus point if instrument not previously mentioned)

1. ‘Ride Sally Ride’ by Lou Reed – “Sit yourself down, bang out a tune on that grand piano…”
2. ‘4th Time Around’ by Bob Dylan - “I stood there and hummed, I tapped on her drum, I asked her how come.”
3. “Up Around the Bend” by CCR (“Bring a song and a smile for the banjo”)
4. “Misty” A thousand violins begin to play
5. “Late in the Evening” by Paul Simon (“Well, I learned to play some lead guitar”)
6. “Tell Me Baby” by Red Hot Chili Peppers (“Three fingers in the honeycomb / You ring just like a xylophone”)
7. “Me and Bobby McGee” by Kris Kristopherson (“I took my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana.”)
8. “I Hold On” by Dierks Bentley (“You see this old guitar’s/Had my back in a million bars”)

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2016, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47807 "2016-11-24T21:36:57Z")

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Songs that mention a musical instrument in the lyrics but not in the title (bonus point if instrument not previously mentioned)

1. ‘Ride Sally Ride’ by Lou Reed – “Sit yourself down, bang out a tune on that grand piano…”
2. ‘4th Time Around’ by Bob Dylan - “I stood there and hummed, I tapped on her drum, I asked her how come.”
3. “Up Around the Bend” by CCR (“Bring a song and a smile for the banjo”)
4. “Misty” A thousand violins begin to play
5. “Late in the Evening” by Paul Simon (“Well, I learned to play some lead guitar”)
6. “Tell Me Baby” by Red Hot Chili Peppers (“Three fingers in the honeycomb / You ring just like a xylophone”)
7. “Me and Bobby McGee” by Kris Kristopherson (“I took my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana.”)
8. “I Hold On” by Dierks Bentley (“You see this old guitar’s/Had my back in a million bars”)
9. “Danny Boy” (the pipes are playing)

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**Post date:** [November 24, 2016, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47808 "2016-11-24T21:51:55Z")

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Songs that mention a musical instrument in the lyrics but not in the title (bonus point if instrument not previously mentioned)

1. ‘Ride Sally Ride’ by Lou Reed – “Sit yourself down, bang out a tune on that grand piano…”

2. ‘4th Time Around’ by Bob Dylan - “I stood there and hummed, I tapped on her drum, I asked her how come.”

3. “Up Around the Bend” by CCR (“Bring a song and a smile for the banjo”)

4. “Misty” A thousand violins begin to play

5. “Late in the Evening” by Paul Simon (“Well, I learned to play some lead guitar”)

6. “Tell Me Baby” by Red Hot Chili Peppers (“Three fingers in the honeycomb / You ring just like a xylophone”)

7. “Me and Bobby McGee” by Kris Kristopherson (“I took my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana.”)

8. “I Hold On” by Dierks Bentley (“You see this old guitar’s/Had my back in a million bars”)

9. “Danny Boy” (the pipes are playing)

10. “The Devil Went Down To Georgia” by Charlie Daniels (“Johnny, you rosin up your bow and play your fiddle hard”)

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2016, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47809 "2016-11-24T23:14:29Z")

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Songs that mention a musical instrument in the lyrics but not in the title (bonus point if instrument not previously mentioned)

1. ‘Ride Sally Ride’ by Lou Reed – “Sit yourself down, bang out a tune on that grand piano…”
2. ‘4th Time Around’ by Bob Dylan - “I stood there and hummed, I tapped on her drum, I asked her how come.”
3. “Up Around the Bend” by CCR (“Bring a song and a smile for the banjo”)
4. “Misty” A thousand violins begin to play
5. “Late in the Evening” by Paul Simon (“Well, I learned to play some lead guitar”)
6. “Tell Me Baby” by Red Hot Chili Peppers (“Three fingers in the honeycomb / You ring just like a xylophone”)
7. “Me and Bobby McGee” by Kris Kristopherson (“I took my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana.”)
8. “I Hold On” by Dierks Bentley (“You see this old guitar’s/Had my back in a million bars”)
9. “Danny Boy” (the pipes are playing)
10. “The Devil Went Down To Georgia” by Charlie Daniels (“Johnny, you rosin up your bow and play your fiddle hard”)
11. “On Broadway” by George Benson (“But they’re dead wrong, I know they are / 'Cause I can play this here guitar”)

Am I missing the instrument in #7? 😕

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**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2016, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47810 "2016-11-24T23:19:09Z")

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> [@buddha\_david](#):
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> Am I missing the instrument in #7? 😕

The “harpoon” apparently refers to [either a harmonica or a hypodermic needle](http://forums.guitarnoise.com/viewtopic.php?t=18364).

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**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2016, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47811 "2016-11-24T23:53:22Z")

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> [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](#):
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> The “harpoon” apparently refers to [either a harmonica or a hypodermic needle](http://forums.guitarnoise.com/viewtopic.php?t=18364).

Yeah, except the following line(s) leave no doubt. Never in my life have I heard the needle reference.

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**Post date:** [November 24, 2016, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47812 "2016-11-24T23:55:33Z")

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Songs that mention a musical instrument in the lyrics but not in the title (bonus point if instrument not previously mentioned)

1. ‘Ride Sally Ride’ by Lou Reed – “Sit yourself down, bang out a tune on that grand piano…”
2. ‘4th Time Around’ by Bob Dylan - “I stood there and hummed, I tapped on her drum, I asked her how come.”
3. “Up Around the Bend” by CCR (“Bring a song and a smile for the banjo”)
4. “Misty” A thousand violins begin to play
5. “Late in the Evening” by Paul Simon (“Well, I learned to play some lead guitar”)
6. “Tell Me Baby” by Red Hot Chili Peppers (“Three fingers in the honeycomb / You ring just like a xylophone”)
7. “Me and Bobby McGee” by Kris Kristopherson (“I took my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana.”)
8. “I Hold On” by Dierks Bentley (“You see this old guitar’s/Had my back in a million bars”)
9. “Danny Boy” (the pipes are playing)
10. “The Devil Went Down To Georgia” by Charlie Daniels (“Johnny, you rosin up your bow and play your fiddle hard”)
11. “On Broadway” by George Benson (“But they’re dead wrong, I know they are / 'Cause I can play this here guitar”)
12. “Samba” by Michael Buble (“When marimba rhythms start to play”)

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47813 "2016-11-25T00:10:48Z")

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Songs that mention a musical instrument in the lyrics but not in the title (bonus point if instrument not previously mentioned)

1. ‘Ride Sally Ride’ by Lou Reed – “Sit yourself down, bang out a tune on that grand piano…”
2. ‘4th Time Around’ by Bob Dylan - “I stood there and hummed, I tapped on her drum, I asked her how come.”
3. “Up Around the Bend” by CCR (“Bring a song and a smile for the banjo”)
4. “Misty” A thousand violins begin to play
5. “Late in the Evening” by Paul Simon (“Well, I learned to play some lead guitar”)
6. “Tell Me Baby” by Red Hot Chili Peppers (“Three fingers in the honeycomb / You ring just like a xylophone”)
7. “Me and Bobby McGee” by Kris Kristopherson (“I took my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana.”)
8. “I Hold On” by Dierks Bentley (“You see this old guitar’s/Had my back in a million bars”)
9. “Danny Boy” (the pipes are playing)
10. “The Devil Went Down To Georgia” by Charlie Daniels (“Johnny, you rosin up your bow and play your fiddle hard”)
11. “On Broadway” by George Benson (“But they’re dead wrong, I know they are / 'Cause I can play this here guitar”)
12. “Samba” by Michael Buble (“When marimba rhythms start to play”)
13. "Deacon Blues"by Steely Dan (“Learn to work the saxophone…”)

New: Single Dads on TV

1. Bill Bixby on “Courtship of Eddie’s Father”

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**Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47814 "2016-11-25T00:13:40Z")

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> [@Leaffan](#):
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> Yeah, except the following line(s) leave no doubt. Never in my life have I heard the needle reference.
> 
> Sent from my adequate mobile device using Tapatalk.

Probably people just finding drug references where they weren’t intended, as with other songs like “Puff the Magic Dragon”, “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” and “Hits from the Bong”.

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**Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47815 "2016-11-25T00:32:41Z")

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Single Dads on TV

1. Bill Bixby on “Courtship of Eddie’s Father”
2. Brian Keith on “Family Affair.”

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**Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47816 "2016-11-25T01:57:16Z")

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Single Dads on TV

1. Bill Bixby on “Courtship of Eddie’s Father”

2. Brian Keith on “Family Affair.”

3. Andy Griffith on “The Andy Griffith Show”

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**Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47817 "2016-11-25T02:01:53Z")

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Single Dads on TV

1. Bill Bixby on “Courtship of Eddie’s Father”
2. Brian Keith on “Family Affair.”
3. Andy Griffith on “The Andy Griffith Show”
4. Fred MacMurray on “My Three Sons”

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**Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47818 "2016-11-25T02:27:06Z")

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Single Dads on TV

1. Bill Bixby on “Courtship of Eddie’s Father”
2. Brian Keith on “Family Affair.”
3. Andy Griffith on “The Andy Griffith Show”
4. Fred MacMurray on “My Three Sons”  
5, Harold Perrineau on “Lost”

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**Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47819 "2016-11-25T02:51:43Z")

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Single Dads on TV

1. Bill Bixby on “Courtship of Eddie’s Father”
2. Brian Keith on “Family Affair.”
3. Andy Griffith on “The Andy Griffith Show”
4. Fred MacMurray on “My Three Sons”  
5, Harold Perrineau on “Lost”
5. Andrew Lincoln on “The Walking Dead"

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**Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47820 "2016-11-25T03:08:26Z")

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Single Dads on TV

1. Bill Bixby on “Courtship of Eddie’s Father”
2. Brian Keith on “Family Affair.”
3. Andy Griffith on “The Andy Griffith Show”
4. Fred MacMurray on “My Three Sons”  
5, Harold Perrineau on “Lost”
5. Andrew Lincoln on “The Walking Dead"
6. Bob Saget on “Full House”

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47821 "2016-11-25T03:24:41Z")

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> [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](#):
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> Probably people just finding drug references where they weren’t intended, as with other songs like “Puff the Magic Dragon”, “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” and “Hits from the Bong”.

Or “Smoke Two Joints” 🙂

Single Dads on TV

1. Bill Bixby on “Courtship of Eddie’s Father”
2. Brian Keith on “Family Affair.”
3. Andy Griffith on “The Andy Griffith Show”
4. Fred MacMurray on “My Three Sons”  
5, Harold Perrineau on “Lost”
5. Andrew Lincoln on “The Walking Dead"
6. Bob Saget on “Full House”
7. Kiefer Sutherland on “24”

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**Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47822 "2016-11-25T03:56:20Z")

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Single Dads on TV

1. Bill Bixby on “Courtship of Eddie’s Father”
2. Brian Keith on “Family Affair.”
3. Andy Griffith on “The Andy Griffith Show”
4. Fred MacMurray on “My Three Sons”  
5, Harold Perrineau on “Lost”
5. Andrew Lincoln on “The Walking Dead"
6. Bob Saget on “Full House”
7. Kiefer Sutherland on “24”
8. Fred Sanford on “Sanford and Son.”

“I’m comin’ 'Lizabeth!”

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**Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47823 "2016-11-25T04:10:52Z")

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Single Dads on TV

1. Bill Bixby on “Courtship of Eddie’s Father”
2. Brian Keith on “Family Affair.”
3. Andy Griffith on “The Andy Griffith Show”
4. Fred MacMurray on “My Three Sons”  
5, Harold Perrineau on “Lost”
5. Andrew Lincoln on “The Walking Dead"
6. Bob Saget on “Full House”
7. Kiefer Sutherland on “24”
8. Fred Sanford on “Sanford and Son.”
9. Joey and Michael on “My Two Dads”

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**Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47824 "2016-11-25T04:11:20Z")

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(Actors who played) Single Dads on TV

1. Bill Bixby on “Courtship of Eddie’s Father”
2. Brian Keith on “Family Affair.”
3. Andy Griffith on “The Andy Griffith Show”
4. Fred MacMurray on “My Three Sons”  
5, Harold Perrineau on “Lost”
5. Andrew Lincoln on “The Walking Dead"
6. Bob Saget on “Full House”
7. Kiefer Sutherland on “24”
8. Fred Sanford on “Sanford and Son.”
9. Joey and Michael on “My Two Dads”
10. Jon Cryer on “Two and a Half Men”

I apologize for editing the title but it annoys me when actors are treated as if they are the characters the portray.

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**Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47825 "2016-11-25T04:15:36Z")

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(Actors who played) Single Dads on TV

1. Bill Bixby on “Courtship of Eddie’s Father”
2. Brian Keith on “Family Affair.”
3. Andy Griffith on “The Andy Griffith Show”
4. Fred MacMurray on “My Three Sons”  
5, Harold Perrineau on “Lost”
5. Andrew Lincoln on “The Walking Dead"
6. Bob Saget on “Full House”
7. Kiefer Sutherland on “24”
8. Fred Sanford on “Sanford and Son”
9. Joey and Michael on “My Two Dads”
10. Jon Cryer on “Two and a Half Men”
11. Avery Brooks on “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”

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