{"id":4410,"date":"2020-07-28T16:06:27","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T16:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/folksongandmusichall.com\/?page_id=4410"},"modified":"2020-12-11T17:33:45","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T17:33:45","slug":"mary-ann-shes-after-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/folksongandmusichall.com\/index.php\/mary-ann-shes-after-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary Ann, She’s after me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
AKA<\/strong><\/td>Mary Anne<\/td><\/tr>
First Published<\/td> 1911<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Lyrics<\/strong><\/td>Fred Leigh<\/td>Music<\/strong><\/td>Fred Leigh<\/td>Roud<\/strong><\/td>RN5391<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Music Hall Performers<\/strong><\/td>George Bastow
Fred Leigh<\/td><\/tr>
Folk performances<\/strong><\/td>Source Singers<\/strong>
Phillips, Cyril 1966 England : Sussex
Fradley, George 1984 England : Derbyshire
Modern performances<\/strong>
Muckram Wakes
Lady Maisery<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Oi never thought much about females till, a month or two ago\nOi found there was one of 'em noticing me, my mother told me so\nThat damsel's name is Mary Ann, she winked at me one day\nOi've told mother, and she's told me in a motherly kind of way.\n\nMary Ann she's after me,\nFull of love she seems to be\nMy mother says it's plain to see\nShe wants me for her young man\nFeyther says, 'If that be true,\nJohn, my boy, be thankful do\nThere's one bigger fool in the world than you\nThat's Mary Ann.'<\/em>\n\nWhenever Oi see her, she looks at me, I don't know what to do\nI tries not to look at her looking at me, my mother told me to\nLast Sunday morning coming from church, she said, 'Oi'll walk your way.'\nWe kept walking, Oi never said nowt, Oi'd a narrow escape that day.\n\nMary Ann she's after me,\nFull of love she seems to be\nMy mother says it's plain to see\nShe wants me for her young man\nFeyther says, 'If that be true,\nJohn, my boy, be thankful do\nThere's one bigger fool in the world than you\nThat's Mary Ann.'<\/em>\n\nThere's many a jolly young chap like me, as might be glad to know\nWhat dangerous animiles some gals is, my mother told me so\nWe goes about like innercent lambs, we does no harm, Oi'm sure\nUp comes summat in frocks and curls, then there's never no peace no more\n\nMary Ann she's after me,\nFull of love she seems to be\nMy mother says it's plain to see\nShe wants me for her young man\nFeyther says, 'If that be true,\nJohn, my boy, be thankful do\nThere's one bigger fool in the world than you\nThat's Mary Ann.'<\/em><\/pre>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Another song from George Bastow<\/a> ‘s “Farmer Giles” repertoire in which we are invited to laugh at rural folk. Also sung in the Halls by its prolific author Fred W Leigh. As so often, the song has been enthusiastically taken up by the very folks it was parodying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another example of an early 20th century music Hall song that was still remembered by traditional singers in late 20th century. This 1 has also been taken up by singers of the folk revival, and a very modern version by Lady Maisery is given below. The modern versions seem to be derived from the excellent singing of George Fradley, which is available from most well-known streaming services\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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