Lyric: Med Michaely
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"Med Michaely" can be found live in concert in the film   "Through Your Eyes"    Alfie wrote this tune in the 1920s, but he could only remember the "Med Michaely" verse. So we added a bunch more about a few more old time Rossland characters in his basement one day. In the concert film we played what he could remember for the first time and repeated the one verse over a few times. But the audience got such a bounce out of it that we had to play it over again for an encore. In the film we played the rest of the verses which were recorded one day in the studio with Seth Martin
The short version can also be found on the live CD    "The Miners Hall Concert"

Med Michaely with a rick - rick - rickety Ford,
Med Michaely, riding around like an English lord.
He took Petri for a spin,
They rode out, they had to walk in.
Med Michaely with a rick - rick - rickety Ford.
 
Toots Chenoweth was a gallopin' fool of a lad.
Toots raced Dolly down Columbia like he was mad.
Neck in neck with Henderson's “Rags”,
Crowe's “Black Beauty” to the rear did lag.
Toots Chenoweth was a gallopin' fool of a lad.
 
Toots and Dolly, like lightning down the street;
Toots yelled “Haw!” but Dolly had to go “Gee!”
Her oats were up on Washington Street,
But the Bank of Montreal first heard her hoofbeat.
Toots and Dolly, like lightning down the street.
 
Eldred Jewell, with a shake-shake-shakity hand,
Eldred Jewell, as a hunter shoulda been banned.
He spotted that grouse and he started to shake,
He shot through the roof before Alfie could brake.
Eldred Jewell, with a shake-shake-shakity hand.
 
Father Mac with the slip-slip-slippery Ford,
Father Mac said a prayer to his Lord.
He slid on down the hill on First,
Thru the bank on the corner the car did burst.
Father Mac with the slip-slip-slippery Ford.
 
Ollie Tishauser went to drop that steer.
Ollie Tishauser showed that steer no fear.
A hammer in one hand he swung,
A scimitar in the other was slung.
Ollie Tishauser went to drop that steer.
 
Ollie Tishauser couldn't believe his eyes.
Ollie Tishuaser gaped as the steer did rise.
He ran like hell with no pretense,
Ass in hand he jumped that fence.
Ollie Tishauser couldn't believe his eyes. "Med Michaely" can be found in the film    Through Your Eyes