Jean M’Neil

AKA Jean McNeil
First Published 1906
Writer/composer Harry Lauder and Alex Melville Roud RN43172

Music Hall Performers Harry Lauder
Folk performances Collected from the singing of:
see notes below		 

Jean M'Neil 
Words from sheet music published in 1907 in Aberdeen People's Journal

I'm the happiest man alive -
Fal th' doodle I do!
As sure as four and four are five.
Fal th' doodle I do!
I canna tell ye hoo I feel.
I feel as I could dance a reel.
I'm gaun tae get married to Jean M'Neil.
Fal th' doodle I do!

Jean M'Neil's in love wi' me.
I'm as happy as I can be.
Hoo would ye like if you were me?
Fal th' doodle I do!
[twice,1st time p, 2nd time f]

She is bonnier by a mile -
Fal th' doodle I do!
Than the Duchess o' Argyll -
Fal th' doodle I do!
She is just a pairfect queen;
She is the nices' ever seen;
An' her eyes are black and blue and green - 
Fal th' doodle I do!

Jean's a lassie that likes a squeeze - 
Fal th' doodle I do!
Just a bonnie wee nice wee squeeze- 
Fal th' doodle I do!
And when the kissin' comes it's great!
She clings tae me in such a state
It's just like a cat gun roon' a plate-
Fal th' doodle I do!

Jean is fair an' Jean is fat - 
Fal th' doodle I do!
She wears her hair below her hat - 
Fal th' doodle I do!
Ah meet her every nicht, I do!
And kiss her on the the kisser too!.
I wish that my lassie was here the noo - 
Fal th' doodle I do!

Fragments of this of Harry Lauder song appear in the comic song The Braes of Killiecrankie, as sung by the influential Scottish traveller singer Jeannie Robertson.

A 1911 recording:

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