{"id":11605,"date":"2021-07-23T15:08:14","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T15:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/folksongandmusichall.com\/?page_id=11605"},"modified":"2025-12-10T07:01:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T07:01:41","slug":"future-mrs-awkins-the","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/folksongandmusichall.com\/index.php\/future-mrs-awkins-the\/","title":{"rendered":"Future Mrs ‘Awkins, The"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
AKA<\/strong><\/td>Liza<\/td><\/tr>
First Published<\/td>1892<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Writer\/composer<\/td>Albert Chevalier<\/td>Roud<\/strong><\/td>RN15686<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Music Hall Performers<\/strong><\/td>Albert Chevalier<\/td><\/tr>
Folk performances<\/strong><\/td>Collected from the singing of:<\/strong>
Levers, Eryl; USA : Wisconsin; 1946
Modern performances<\/strong>
Herman’s Hermits
Stanley Holloway<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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I knows a little donah, I'm about to own 'er\nShe's agoin' to marry me\nAt fust she said she wouldn't, then she said she couldn't\nThen she whispered \u201cWell I'll see\u201d\nSez I \u201cBe Missis 'Awkins, Missis 'En'ry 'Awkins\nOr across the seas I'll roam\nSo 'elp be Bob I'm crazy, Lizer you're a daisy\nWon't yer share my 'umble 'ome?\u201d\n\nOh Lizer, Sweet Lizer\nIf yer die an old maid you'll only 'ave yerself to blame\nD'y'ear Lizer?\nDear Lizer\n'Ow d'yer fancy 'Awkins for yer other name?<\/em>\n\nI shan't forget our meetin', \u201cG'arn\u201d was 'er greetin'\n\u201cJust yer mind wot you're about\u201d\n'Er pretty 'ead she throws up, then she turns 'er nose up\nSayin' \u201cLet me go, I'll shout!\u201d\n\u201cI like your style\u201d sez Liser, thought as I'd surprise 'er\nCops 'er round the waist like this\nSez she \u201cI must be dreamin', chuck it, I'll start screamin'.\u201d\n\u201cIf yer do\u201d sez I \u201cI'll kiss.\u201d\n\n\nShe wears a artful bonnet, feathers stuck upon it\nCoverin' a fringe all curled\nShe's just about the sweetest, prettiest and neatest\nDoner in the wide, wide world\nAnd she'll be Missis 'Awkins, Missis 'En'ry 'Awkins\nGot 'er for to name the day\nSettled it last Monday, so to church on Sunday\nOff we trots the donkey shay.\n\nOh Lizer, Sweet Lizer\nIf yer die an old maid you'll only 'ave yerself to blame\nD'y'ear Lizer?\nDear Lizer\nMissis 'En'ry 'Awkins is a fust class name.<\/em>\n<\/pre>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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In the early 1890s Albert Chevalier<\/a> had a hit with this song that he also wrote and composed. Sometimes he sang the verses , and sometimes he recited them.  50 years later it turned up in the repertoire of a traditional singer in Wisconsin\u2026 Chevalier called the song a Cockney Carol and in performance apparently struck a fine balance between comedy and mawkish sentimentality. You can judge for yourself by listening to the recording below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A recording or download of this song can be purchased from Windyridge CDs.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Albert Chevalier sings it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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