Eat more Fruit
| AKA | |
| First Published | 1925 |
| Lyrics | Herbert Rule | Music | Harry Stogden | Roud | RN16221 |
| Music Hall Performers | Wee Georgie Wood (1894-1979) Ernie Mayne (1831-1937)?? Jack Lane (1879-1953) |
| Folk performances | Source Singers Hart, Bob 1975-78 England Suffolk Ling, Ruby 1975-80 England Suffolk Modern performances |
Everywhere it's advertised, eat more fruit I think that's a good idea, eat more fruit In prehistoric days they used to live long lives Why, Solomon, you all know, he had a thousand wives. Eat more fruit, eat more fruit Don't eat mutton, don't eat lamb Don't eat beef and don't eat ham Then you'll find, then you'll find You'll live to ninety-nine before you scoot, scoot, scoot What did eve say to Adam, that saucy little madam? "Oh Adam you must eat more fruit." Bertie took his Angeline out one night Took her out to dine and what an appetite And when he got the bill, what? Ten pounds six and three He said to her "The next time, dear, that you come out with me." Mrs Green and Mrs Brown strange to say Went to church and both got married one fine day And in two years or so, Mrs Brown had three "I've got none" said Mrs Green, so then said Mrs B,
A song in Jack Lane’s repertoire in the UK, but also a big hit for Wee George Wood, a child star in the Halls of Australia and New Zealand. Another example of an early 20th century Music Hall song remembered by traditional singers in the latter part of the century.
I will be looking for information to construct a short biography of Jack Lane, that’s on my to-do list and will appear here. He appears to have been a Music Hall performer who was initially successful in the North and Midlands – but there must be more!
Eat more fruit is listed in Music Hall Magazine in 1982 as sung by Ernie Mayne, but I wonder if this is a mistake: Fried Fruit Fritters was a popular song of his, but I can find no other evidence of Ernie singing this one.
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