[Claudia Gary]

You guys have done it after all...and with gusto!

I stand corrected. But I'm staying out of this kitchen.

[Catherine Chandler]

Me rouler dans la farine
(Lit) Me to roll in the flour.
(Fig) To lie to me...to fool me..to totally rip me off...to take me to the cleaners.

There's a whole other meaning to this phrase.

[Catherine Chandler]

Ah, French cuisine ......


MY WOLF

I want to wolf you down, my wolf,
I want to put you in my pot
and wrap your legs around my neck –
the image gives me food for thought.

We’ll start with a marinade, my wolf,
Your mutton chops hot on the stove;
A stew, a seethe, a simmer-down,
Then second helpings, no? my love?

Refrain:

ARH-WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Sweet, sweet honey, I love you.
ARH-WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Sweet, sweet honey, I love you.


I want to savor you, my wolf,
and spice you up with witchery;
I’ll take it slow and drive you nuts,
Then leave you in the bain-marie.

I want to slice you up, my wolf,
And peel you like a bergamot;
I’ll skin you till you’ve nothing left
Until (how very strange!) I let you go.



Refrain:

ARH-WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Sweet, sweet honey, I love you.
ARH-WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Sweet, sweet honey, I love you.


Your salt-and-pepper locks will join —
like sweet-and-sour— my angel hair.

I want to stuff you till you choke
On me, my wolf, and gasp for air;
So set the table one more time,
And I’ll provide the bill of fare.

I know you want to spoil me, my wolf,
And dredge me like a pound of chops;
So if that’s really to your taste,
I’ll pull out all the stops.


Refrain:

ARH-WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Sweet sweet honey, I love you.
ARH-WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Sweet, sweet honey, I love you.

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[Kyle Norwood]

Thanks, Mary! I like your version too. I'm in awe of all your bear-rhymes. And yours, Catherine: "Peel you like a bergamot" is a nice find.

[Roger Slater]

MY WOLF

Wolf, I want to chew and eat you,
Fry you up inside my pan,
From your head down to your feet you
Figure in my dining plan.

Wolf, I want to marinate you,
Grill you on my barbecue,
Cool you off before I plate you,
The recipe is tried and true.

Ah hou...hou hou hou hou hou hou
Sweet sweet honey, I love you

Wolf, I want to dine upon you,
Sear you in my magic braise,
Pour some cooking wine upon you,
Coat you with my sticky glaze.

Wolf, I want to julienne you,
Strip you like an orange rind,
Add you to my dinner menu
Till my hunger's left behind.

Ah hou...hou hou hou hou hou hou
Sweet sweet honey, I love you

Your salt and pepper mix to share
the sour sweetness of my hair.

Wolf, I want to make you fatter,
open wide your gaping craw,
stuff you on a silver platter
till your gut can hold no more.

Wolf, you want to turn the table,
dredge me in a bowl or dish,
imagining that you are able
to consume me. Wolf, you wish.

[Susan McLean]

What a lot of fun all these versions are. Roger, I'm in awe of your rhymes. Here's my version.


My wolf, I’ll make a meal of you.
I’ll pop you in my casserole.
I’ll drape your legs around my neck.
I’m crazy-keen to cook you whole.

My wolf, I want to marinate you,
to sear your whiskers in the heat.
I’ll put you back on a gentle flame.
This recipe takes skin and meat.

(Refrain)
Ah hou...hou hou hou hou hou hou
Sweet sweet honey, my wolf, I love you.
Ah hou...hou hou hou hou hou hou
Sweet sweet honey, I love you.

My wolf, I want to savor you,
to spice you up with charm and guile.
I’ll slowly drive you wild, and leave
you simmering at a slow boil.

My wolf, I want to chop you up.
I’ll peel you like an orange, while
I plunder you of all your zest,
and wear (how strange!) a sated smile.

(Refrain)
Ah hou...hou hou hou hou hou hou
Sweet sweet honey, my wolf, I love you.
Ah hou...hou hou hou hou hou hou
Sweet sweet honey, I love you.

Your pepper and salt lie blended there,
like tangy-sweet sauce, in my angel hair.

My wolf, I’ll stuff you like a goose,
stick in your throat, be part of you.
I’ll spread out the buffet, my sweet,
and you will lay the board for two.

My wolf, you want to mess me up,
to roll me in the flour and fry me.
You think that that’s a tasty treat.
I’ll keep your muffins buttered. Try me.

(Refrain)
Ah hou...hou hou hou hou hou hou
Sweet sweet honey, my wolf, I love you.
Ah hou...hou hou hou hou hou hou
Sweet sweet honey, I love you.

[Martin Rocek]

These are all amazing! I am so impressed! AND so much fun.

Martin

[Catherine Chandler]

Enjoying all of these amazing translations! Can't wait to hear the English version sung!

[Mary McLean]

OK, here's a link you can hopefully download and play: https://www.dropbox.com/s/g3dfufjh20...20003.m4a?dl=0

This is not me! I can't carry a tune in a bucket, but I have some amazingly talented friends. Amy Klohr did the arrangement and piano, and her pupil Micah Ramos did the singing.

I've been loving the different takes on this. I think Roger has my favourite rhymes so far, but Susan's "This recipe takes skin and meat" is my favourite double entendre. I cut a lot of my own double entendres for being too filthy to even be funny. It's a difficult art nowadays when anything can be said, for the rude meaning not to swamp the innocent one.

[Susan McLean]

Congratulations, Mary! Your singer is very good, and your lyrics can clearly be sung.

Susan