N’egg and some n’ham and some n’onion, A

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:

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