AKA | Some egg and some ham and some onion |
First Published | 1925 |
Writer/composer | Higgins and Shuff / St Juste | Roud | RN25936 |
Music Hall Performers | Ernie Mayne |
Folk performances | Collected from the singing of: Spicer, George; England : Sussex; 1972 |
Some people like bacon for breakfast Now that is the usual dish. While others like porridge, bananas and tripe And some folk would rather 'ave fish. But I've got a dish of my own The finest that I've ever known. An n'egg and some n'ham and an n'onion An n'egg and some n'ham and an n'onion Oh, what a sight to see, Spread on a plate with a nice cup o' tea. An n'egg and some n'mam and an n'onion To some folk it's rather a funny 'n All the world over, it's praise should be sung A lovely creation for making you young Now what did Charles Peace eat the morn 'e was 'ung? Why, an n'egg and some n'ham and an n'onion. 'Twas Christmas day inside the work'ouse, 'Twas Christmas in our 'ouse as well. The inmates were 'aving a party, and so, A foreman jumped up with a yell. Keep your Christmas pudding' said 'e, There's only one thing pleases me. An n'egg and some n'ham and an n'onion An n'egg and some n'ham and some n'onion Oh, what a sight to see, Spread on a plate with a nice cup o' tea. An n'egg and some n'mam and an n'onion To some folk it's rather a funny 'n. Without any doubt, it's the best of the bunch. You can eat it for breakfast or dinner or lunch. For what gave Joe Peck that sledge-'ammer punch It's an n'egg and some n'ham and an n'onion An n'egg and some n'ham and an n'onion An n'egg and some n'ham and an n'onion Oh, what a sight to see, Spread on a plate with a nice cup o' tea. An n'egg and some n'mam and an n'onion To some folk it's rather a funny 'n All the world over, it's praise should be sung It's such a creation for making you young Now what did Charles Peace eat the morn 'e was 'ung? Why, an n'egg and some n'ham and an n'onion.
A comic song from the 1920s, made famous in the Halls by Ernie Mayne, who often sang comic songs about food or which drew comedy from his size – he was a big man. The words of this song were by Higgins and Shuff, the music by St Juste.
Fifty years later, the song was still being sung in the pubs of Sussex, where it was collected by Mike Yates from the signing of George Spicer
Ernie Mayne sings it:
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%3A25936
- Kilgarrif Sing Us
- Sleevnotes: I Wish There Was No Prisons‘, MTCD372
- Lyrics: monologues.co.uk
- Sheet Music: Lawrence Wright’s 4th Monster Album, p12
Last Updated on May 2, 2023 by John Baxter | Published: July 15, 2021