First Published | 1917 |
Writer/composer | Harry Lauder | Roud | RN30033 |
Music Hall Performers | Harry Lauder |
Folk performances | Collected from the singing of: Seal hunters; Canada : Newfoundland; 1923 Hutchison, Robin; Scotland; 1960-80 Hussey, Moll; Canada : Newfoundland; 1976 McQuillan, Nealie / McQuillan, Agnes; N. Ireland : Co. Antrim; 1978 |
From monologues.co.uk Sometime ago I'd a cold in the chest And the doctor advised me to go for a rest So I went to the coast for a couple o' weeks The weather was fine and it coloured my cheeks I went for a sail ev'ry day I was there I didn't care weather rainy or fair The last sail I had was a bumping success I got acquainted with Nelly McNess So I think I'll get wed in the summer time, I think I'll get wed in July I think I'll get wed when the roses are red And the weather is lovely and dry. Hand in hand together we'll stand At the altar united to be. Sweethearts forever and ever My Bonnie wee Nelly and me. I'd like to picture this lassie o' mine Her hair is like silk and her lips are like wine Her shoes they are two's and her Bonnie blue eys They twinkle always like the stars in the skies She sings like a birdie that's building it's nest She's a thing that's good whe's a thing that's best She's almost as perfect as perfect can be She only needs one thing and that one thing is me. Since I met Nelly the fun has been great, I meet her each night at a quarter to eight, Then we both go for a walk up the glen But always get back about twenty to ten. Then we stand at the gate and we plan and we plot What we will do with the money she's got. Last nicht I told her I thought that she should Hand it to me so she promised she would.
Another song written, composed and sung by the prominent Scots comedian Harry Lauder.
It was later collected from traditional singers in Scotland, Canada and Ireland.
Sources:
- Entries in the Roud Indexes at the Vaughn Williams Memorial Library: https://archives.vwml.org/search/all:single[folksong-broadside-books]/0_50/all/score_desc/extended-roudNo_tr%3A30033
- Kilgarrif Sing Us
- Lyrics: monologues.co.uk
- Sheet Music and cover image Courtesy of the IRISH FEST COLLECTION, Ward Irish Music Archives
Last Updated on May 14, 2023 by John Baxter | Published: May 3, 2023