Is there a pun involved? Is the goat ‘scaping?
Hmmm Hard question. Well-known as specific to goatitude? No
No clue what scaping is. Escaping? No
I did mean escaping, yes. Are any other puns?
Nope. No puns.
Is it normal behavior for a real goat?
Will the answer make sense if we don’t know the song?
The questions are subjective however I would say so to both.
Hint: The lyrics were changed because it was deemed offensive by later generations. These are the original lyrics.
time to focus on the song.
We’ve established that it was before 1950 and not the language you wrote them in but European.
Was the song before 1920? Were the lyrics originally French? German? Spanish?
Yep
Nope nope & nope
Latin?
Is the goat doing something gross or sexual, hence why it was changed?
Is the song medieval in origin?
Do we know it as a Christmas song?
No
Yes
Yes
No
Is the song in something by Chaucer?
No it is not.
This LTP just is not going how I thought it would. With no objections in the next 24 hours, I’ll just end it.
It’s okay, Saint_Cad. You can just reveal the answer if if like. Anyone mind if I give the next one?
No !
Sumer is icumen in or Summer is Here is the oldest English song for which we know both the lyrics and the music. Its main feature is celebrating the cuckoo but the lyrics I picked are
As I gave them no, since they are in Middle English
Awe bleteþ after lomb
lhouþ after calue cu
Bulluc sterteþ
Bucke uerteþ
The ewe is bleating to her lamb.
The cow is lowing to her calf.
The bull is starting.
The goat is farting.
Seriously? That’s like, the least gross things goats do.
Damn, I saw a Youtube video about this a couple of weeks ago, and didn’t recognize it.
