{"id":10966,"date":"2021-05-26T19:48:39","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T19:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/folksongandmusichall.com\/?page_id=10966"},"modified":"2021-05-26T19:50:25","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T19:50:25","slug":"i-never-says-nothing-to-nobody","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/folksongandmusichall.com\/index.php\/i-never-says-nothing-to-nobody\/","title":{"rendered":"I never says nothing to nobody"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
AKA<\/strong><\/td>What a shocking world this is for scandal<\/td><\/tr>
First Published<\/td>1826<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Writer\/composer<\/td>Thomas Hudson<\/td>Roud<\/strong><\/td>RN1680<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Music Hall Performers<\/strong><\/td>Thomas Hudson<\/td><\/tr>
Folk performances<\/strong><\/td>Collected from the singing of:<\/strong>
King, Henry; England ; Hampshire; 1906
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From Thomas Hudson's 7th Collection of Comic Songs (1826)<\/strong> \n\n\"A tale-bearer revealeth secrets; but he that is of a faithful spirit concealetb the matter\" <\/em>Proverbs of Solomon.\n\nWhat a shocking world this is for scandal\nThe people get worse every day; \nEvery thing serves for a handle \nTo take folks good name away. \nIn backbiting vile each so labours.'\nThe sad faults of others to show body;\nI could tell enough of my neighbours,\nBut I never says nothing to nobody. \n\n'Tis a snug little house I reside in,\nAnd the people who're living next door.,\nAre smother'd completely such pride in \nAs I never met with before:\nBut outside the door they don't roam, \nA large sum of money they owe body ; \nFolks call, but can't. find them at home -\nI never says nothing to nobody.\n\nThe butcher, so greasy and fat \nWhen out, he does nothing but boast;\nStruts as he cocks on his hat,\nAs if he supreme ruled the roost : \nTalks of his wealth and his riches, \nConsequence always does show body;\nHis ugly old wife wife weas the breeches,\nBut I never says nothing to nobody. \n\nThe baker lives quite in great style,\nHis wife is, oh! Lord, such a fright; \nNew dresses she's got a great pile,\nThey sleep out of town every night. \nCountry cottage, completely in state. \nDetermined not to be a low body ; \nHe's been pull'd up three times for short weight. \nBut I never says nothing to nobody. \n\nThe publican, thriving in trade, \nWith sorrow is now looking down;\nHis sweet little pretty bar-maid \nHas a little one just brought to town. \nHe's not to be seen much about,\nHis wife is a deuce of shrew body; \nThe beadles are on the look out. \nBut I never says nothing to nobody.\n \nA Methodist parson of fame, \nI see very often go by; \nHis heart is fill'd full of love's flame, \nHe visits a girl on the sly. \nAltho' this daily I see,\nAnd surely he's but a so so body; \nOf course, as 'tis nothing to me, \nI never says nothing to nobody.\n \nThe new married couple, so happy,\nSeem both the quintessence of love; \nHe calls her, before every sappy. \nMy darling, my duck, and my dove. \nIn private there's nothing but strife, \nQuarrelling, fighting o'erflow body; \nIn short, quite a cat and dog life. \nBut I never says nothing to nobody.\n \nI could tell, if I lik'd, such a tale \nOf neighbours all round great and small; \nThat surely I think, without fail.,\nWould really astonish you all. \nBut here now my short ditty ends, \nJ don't want to hurt high or low body; \nI wish to keep in with my friends. \nSo I never says nothing to nobody! \n<\/pre>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
A popular comic song from the 1820s and 30s, written by Thomas Hudson<\/a> and and performed by him in the singing taverns and supper clubs that influenced early Music Hall. Hudson published his songs in 13 collections between 1818 and 1832.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was widely printed in songbooks and song sheets throughout the 19th century and was collected in 1906 from the singing of Henry King in Hampshire by George Gardiner.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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