{"id":8318,"date":"2021-01-16T18:11:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-16T18:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/folksongandmusichall.com\/?page_id=8318"},"modified":"2021-01-16T18:11:03","modified_gmt":"2021-01-16T18:11:03","slug":"here-comes-oxo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/folksongandmusichall.com\/index.php\/here-comes-oxo\/","title":{"rendered":"Here comes OXO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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First Published<\/td>1910<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Writer\/composer<\/td>RP Weston and Fred Barnes<\/td>Roud<\/strong><\/td>RN30200<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Music Hall Performers<\/strong><\/td>Billy Williams<\/td><\/tr>
Folk performances<\/strong><\/td>Source Singers<\/strong>
Webster-Jones, Bill Shilton 1963 England : Norfolk

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Now, Two little bow-legged boys\nAnd one little knock-kneed kid\nKnocked their heads, I mean their legs\nTogether oh yes they did.\nSaid the one with the legs like X\n'You two have legs like O's\nBut stand by me and I'll get all three\nGood food and the finest clothes.'\nSo out they went all three\nAnd the people yelled with glee:\n\nHere comes OXO, O-X-O, Oxo.'\nWhile the kids walked down the street\nThey advertised extract of meat.\nWith gaily coloured socks, Oh, they chase the fairer sex\nWhile the bow-legged boys walked one each side,\nOf the kiddie with legs like X<\/em>\n\nThese three little Oxo boys\nThe Oxo firm soon found\nWent in all three to the Company\nAnd demanded a thousand pounds.\nSaid the boss with a smiling face:\n'You're a good advert I know,'\nAnd they gave each kid a hundred quid\nAnd told them they could go.\nAnd as they marched away\nYou could hear the people say:\n\nThese three little Oxo boys\nWith the cash they got that day\nOn pleasure to the country went\nBut they met three bulls, they say.\nThese three little Oxo boys\nWere tossed up by each bull\nWith pants all burst\nThey came head first\nThrough a skylight on the school.\nAs through the air they fell,\nThe scholars gave a yell:<\/pre>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Another turn of the century Music Hall song remembered by traditional singers late in the 20 century. It was written by a team involving the prolific\u00a0RP Weston<\/a>, this time with\u00a0Fred Barnes<\/a>\u00a0. The song was popularised by the extremely successful performer and recording artist\u00a0Billy Williams<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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