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First Published<\/td>1910<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Writer\/composer<\/td>CW Murphy and Will Letters<\/td>Roud<\/strong><\/td>RN23310<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Music Hall Performers<\/strong><\/td>Florrie Forde<\/td><\/tr>
Folk performances<\/strong><\/td>Collected from the singing of:<\/strong>
Smith, Bill ; England ; Shropshire ; 1980<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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From sheet music: Francis, Day and Hunter Sixpenny Popular Edition\n\nFLANAGAN<\/strong>\nWritten by CW Murphy and Will Letters. Sung by Florrie Forde.\n\nFlanagan said to his girl, my dear\n\"Holiday time will be shortly here\nHaven't you thought where you'd like to go?\nHurry up, dear, for I want to know\nThe Isle of Anglesey's all right\nOr the Isle of Wight might do.\"\nBut the lady saidm, as she hung her head\n\"If it's all the same to you \u2026\n\nFlanagan, Flanagan\nTake me to the Isle of Man again\nTake me where the folks all cry\nK-E-double-L-Y\nFlanagan, Flanagan\nIf you love your Mary Ann\nOh Oh Oh Oh Flanagan\nTake me to the Isle of Man.\"<\/em>\n\nFlanagan said, \u201cBe advised by me \nNever mind isles in the Irish Sea \nGiddy Ostend is a place as fair,\nBe a good girl, I\u2019ll take you there \nThe Gay Casino\u2019s simply grand \nIt\u2019s a sight that none should miss \nOnly say, \u2018Oui Oui!\u2019 but she said, \"\u2018\"Not me! \nAll I want to say is this:\u201d\n\nFlanagan, who was a brilliant man\nSuddenly hit on a brilliant plan\n\u201cCouldn\u2019t we both stay at home?\u201d said he, \n\u201cMarry me, dear, with the L.   S.   D\u201d\nThe poor girl blushed a rosy red, \nQuite a tender spot he\u2019d found\nShe said \u201cHave your way, but you\u2019ll hear me say \nWhen the honeymoon comes round:\"\n<\/pre>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Another hit in the Halls for Florrie Forde<\/a>, one of many songs celebrating the joys of the Isle of Man<\/a>. It was written and composed for her by CW Murphy<\/a> and Will Letters, a successful follow-up for their earlier song: Has anybody here seen Kelly?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
A recording or download of this song can be purchased from Windyridge CDs.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Florrie sings it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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