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AKA<\/strong><\/td>I’m 94 today<\/td><\/tr>
First Published<\/td>1922<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Writer\/composer<\/td>Will Fyffe<\/td>Roud<\/strong><\/td>RNtbc<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Music Hall Performers<\/strong><\/td>Will Fyffe<\/td><\/tr>
Folk performances<\/strong><\/td>Collected from the singing of:<\/strong>
Philips, Cyril; England : Sussex; 1966<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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It's nice to sit down when you're nintey-four, \nDown by the kitchen fire,\nAnd think o' the times you used to have, \nAnd the girls that you admire.\nBut a farmer's life's a healthy life, \nI feel as good as new,\nAnd I'll bet a bob you'll be surpris'd \nat what I'll tell to you.\n\n \nI'm ninety-four this mornin', \nAye, I'm ninety-four today.\nI'm not so young as I used to be, \nI'm gettin' old and grey.\nBut my heart is young, and I'm fond of fun, \nAnd I'm very proud to say\nThat I'm gettin' married on Thursday \nTho' I'm ninety-four today.<\/em>\n\nOf course down in the village \nIt will be a big surprise,\nThe people think it's all a joke, \nThat the minister's telling lies.\nOh! But we will get the laugh at them, \nAs sure as I'm alive,\nFor there'll maybe be a christ'ning yet \nBefore I'm ninety-five.\n\n[SPOKEN]\nAye, ninety-four this mornin' at twenty-six minutes past four. Aye, and I'm feeling as well and as fit as ever I was in all my days. And I'm gettin' married again. You know there's a lot of people surprised at me gettin' married again, and goin' in for this \"Blue Lagoon\" business at my time of life. \n\nBut I don't see anything to laugh at. A farmer's life's a very healthy life, you know. I consider that a man that's lived on a farm all his life, he's as good a man at ninety as a man that's lived in the city at forty. There's not much temptation in a wee sleepy village like this, you know. And mind ye, I'm expecting a lot of presents, cos I'm well connected; aye, and well respected too. I'm a town-councillor in this place here, and altho' I say it mysel', this is a very progressive place, very progressive. We're thinking of doing away with candles, and using paraffin oil before long. There's only one thing that's troubling me about gettin' married again- it's the bairns. Oh, I've been married before, you know! I've been married before, and I've got three boys. Aye, and fine lads too. Let me see now, there's the oldest one,that's Donal' he'll be, what?- seventy-two, aye, seventy-two. Oh, but a very steady lad, tho', a steady lad.\n\nThen the next one,- that's Peter. He's sixty-four. He's turning out a bit of a knut. He didn't come home till half-past-nine last night. He's beginning to flutter his wings a wee bit, I'm thinking. Then there's the bairn. That's little Alec - wee Eck. He's fifty. Oh, he's a terrible lad, an awful comic! He'll not work, you know. No, no; nothing but play. I saw him down the road just now, on his scooter. He's a terrible boy. I don't think I'll ever be able to rear that lad somehow. \n\nMind ye, I had no intention of gettin' married again. No, I thought I'd have ended my days in peace. It was just through a conversation I overheard between my three lads that decided me to du what I'm goin' to do. I was passing by the kitchen about a month ago when I heard them speaking about me. They were discussin' when I was goin' to hop it. I heard the oldest  one say, \"Boys, the old chap's gettin' very frail!\" Then they started to divide up all my property before I was dead.\n\nAh, ah.said I, if that's your gamy, I'll spoil your plans for you. So that's what I'm goin' to do. I'm goin' to get married. So, don't run away with the idea that it's a case of love, as far s I'm concerned. It's not love... spite!\n   \n\n\n\nI'm ninety-four this mornin', \nAye, I'm ninety-four today.\nI'm not so young as I used to be, \nI'm gettin' old and grey.\nBut my heart is young, and I'm fond of fun, \nAnd I'm very proud to say\nThat I'm gettin' married on Thursday \nTho' I'm ninety-four today.<\/em>\n\n<\/pre>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
I’m 94 today <\/em>was  written and performed by Will Fyffe  <\/a>(1885- 1947), the man who wrote I belong to Glasgow.<\/em> Fyffe was the son of the ship’s carpenter: in his early career he was a versatile actor, but later  concentrated on character comedy, appearing in the Halls and various films.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This comic song was collected 44 years after its first success from the singing of Cyril Phillips – it’s available as part of the Reg Hall Collection in the British library Sound archive<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jimmy Perry introduces Will Fyffe:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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