Cockney songs?

[Kautilya]

During tea-break research this afternoon between some harp tuner key welding, my co-drinker (now aged 72) suddenly burst out laughing and started to sing the first few lines of two apparently, classic, English Cockney songs.

We have the tune but would like to find all the words.

So far we have:

 

Why should I be poor when my mother's on the game

Why should I be poor when my sister does the same............

 

and quite a sad one apparently which starts

 

I wanna go to heaven for the weekend

 

would it be this Victorian Music Hall reference?

Words, melody & chord symbols.

Based on an early Victorian music hall song.

Authorship on Application:

arr., additional lyrics & melody: Harvey Alvari Ormerod

 

Did Norman Wisdom sing it?

Edited April 7, 2011 by Kautilya

[Leo]

Hi Kaytilya

 

From a biography of Charlie Chaplin. Let it play a minit for the English commentary. I started it a little early for a lead in. The rest is in Spanish, but read the comments, there is more with a reference that says it's his first song onstage.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rPWnoph6qQ#t=6m00s

 

He was born in 1889, so that would put at least the turn of the century in 1900.

Sorry I can't help with the other one.

 

Thanks

Leo

[Kautilya]

Hi Kaytilya

 

From a biography of Charlie Chaplin. Let it play a minit for the English commentary. I started it a little early for a lead in. The rest is in Spanish, but read the comments, there is more with a reference that says it's his first song onstage.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rPWnoph6qQ#t=6m00s

 

He was born in 1889, so that would put at least the turn of the century in 1900.

Sorry I can't help with the other one.

 

Thanks

Leo

Ta Leo.

[SteveS]

A popular performer of Cockney songs from the music hall days was Gus Elen..

He was often billed as a poor East End costermonger.

 

May be of interest in wider scope of Cockney songs.

Edited April 8, 2011 by SteveS

[Kautilya]

During tea-break research this afternoon between some harp tuner key welding, my co-drinker (now aged 72) suddenly burst out laughing and started to sing the first few lines of two apparently, classic, English Cockney songs.

We have the tune but would like to find all the words.

So far we have:

 

Why should I be poor when my mother's on the game

Why should I be poor when my sister does the same............

 

 

Now got a part vocal - will try to put it up when I have a minute - perhaps it is a 'generic' tune which can be applied to any words.

[Kautilya]

During tea-break research this afternoon between some harp tuner key welding, my co-drinker (now aged 72) suddenly burst out laughing and started to sing the first few lines of two apparently, classic, English Cockney songs.

We have the tune but would like to find all the words.

So far we have:

 

Why should I be poor when my mother's on the game

Why should I be poor when my sister does the same............

 

 

Now got a part vocal - will try to put it up when I have a minute - perhaps it is a 'generic' tune which can be applied to any words.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09RIK72PYHU

singer wishes to remain anonymous () but was born and bred in pubs hearing singing before the War ... his grandad owned all seven of them on that long road which houses Pentonville prison!

Edited April 10, 2011 by Kautilya

[Long Haired David]

Here is my favourite - not concertina but great cockney!!

 

 

David

 

PS I disagree with one line - he sings 'should have been washed in a jug' - I have always sung 'should have been barfed in a jug'!

[Kautilya]

Here is my favourite - not concertina but great cockney!!

 

 

David

 

PS I disagree with one line - he sings 'should have been washed in a jug' - I have always sung 'should have been barfed in a jug'!

Luvvley jubbley!