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Thank you Dee..It was Tommy Cooper.............I got this one year for my dad................long time ago......still got the 45...........

Dik a dumb dumb dik a dumb dumb dik a dumb dumb dik a dumb dum or somethink like that lol Steve

Des O'conner, Isn't it??????

Yeah think so Sandra Steve

Who sang this ? We used to sing it a lot when we were young! Mau ;0) Chorus: When Father papered the parlour You couldn't see him for paste Dabbing it here! dabbing it there! Paste and paper everywhere Mother was stuck to the ceiling The children stuck to the floor I never knew a blooming family So 'stuck up' before.

Another usefull site for finding songs and artist chart position and year is http://www*everyhit*com/ Steve

Mau, was it Billy Williams who did papering the parlour? btw Des O'Connor did Dick-a-dum-dum (Kings Road) in 1969 ;-))

Dee No idea who sang it, just know it was always a 'singalong lol Mau Googled it got R.P.Weston 1878 - 1936 It's been around a while then LoL

Mau The pearly kings and queens used to come into the OAP home my Dad was in and do singalongs, one of my favourites was Don't Dilly Dally (My Old Man Said Follow The Van) (Charles Collins and Fred W. Leigh) My old man said, 'Follow the van, don't dilly dally on the way!' Off went the cart with the home packed in it, I walked behind with me old cock linnet. But I dillied and dallied, dallied and dillied, Lost the van and don't know where to roam. You can't trust the specials like the old-time coppers When you can't find your way home. My old man said, 'Follow the van, don't dilly dally on the way!' Off went the cart with the home packed in it, I walked behind with me old cock linnet. But I dillied and dallied, dallied and dillied, Lost the van and don't know where to roam. Now who's going to put up the old iron bedstead If I can't find my way home? I shall start blubbing in a minute, just thinking about it, Dee x

Been going through my brain all night.............Any one remember 'She wears Red Feathers'''' I was very young at the time, my aunts played it a lot....

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Sandra, just for you ;-)) SHE WEARS RED FEATHERS Guy Mitchell (She wears red feathers and a huly huly skirt) (She wears red feathers and a huly huly skirt) She lives on just cocynuts and fish furrom the sea A rose in her hair a gleam in her eyes And love in her heart for me I worked in a London bank Respectable position From nine to three they serve you tea But doom your disposition Each night at the music hall Travelogues I'd see And once a pearl of a native girl Kept smiling right at me She wears red feathers and a huly huly skirt She wears red feathers and a huly huly skirt She lives on just cocynuts and fish furrom the sea A rose in her hair a gleam in her eyes And love in her heart for me Goodbye to the London bank I started in the sailin' The fourteenth day from Mandalay I spied her from the railin' She knew I was on my way Waited and was true She said you son of an Englishman I've dreamed each night of you She wears red feathers and a huly huly skirt She wears red feathers and a huly huly skirt She lives on just cocynuts and fish furrom the sea A rose in her hair a gleam in her eyes And love in her heart for me I went to her ma and pa And said I loved her only And they both said we could be wed Oh what a ceremony An elephant brought her in Placed her by my side While six baboons got out bassoons And played here comes the bride I'm back here in London town And though it may sound silly She's here with me and you should see Us walk down Picadilly The boys at the London bank Kinda hold their breath She sits with me and sips her tea Which tickles them to death She wears red feathers and a huly huly skirt She wears red feathers and a huly huly skirt She lives on just cocynuts and fish furrom the sea A rose in her hair a gleam in her eyes And love in her heart for me

wow............I feel three again........my aunts used to sing it all the time and I would stand on the table singing my littleheart out.............. Thanks

Sandra, all these oldies are the best aren't they? ;-))

Pat Boone, Johnny Ray,Andy williams,Ronnie Hilton,Frankie Laine-------------Cheating now, got my housewifes choice CD on !!!!!!!!!Husband sulking because I am going away for a few days.....He says I will have to go cold turkey, will miss my computer......

Loved this one as a child in the '70's You're a pink toothbrush, I'm a blue toothbrush Have we met somewhere before? You're a pink toothbrush and I think toothbrush That we met by the bathroom door. Glad to meet toothbrush, such a sweet toothbrush How you thrill me through and through Dont be hard toothbrush on a soft toothbrush 'Cause I cant help loving you. Every time I hear you whistle...... it makes my nylon bristle....... You're a pink toothbrush, I'm a blue toothbrush Won't you marry me in haste? I'll be true toothbrush, just to you toothbrush When we both use the same toothpaste. And we even sang this in music class in the '80's We'll drink a drink a drink To Lily the Pink the Pink the Pink The saviour of the human race For she invented medicinal compound Most efficacious in every case. Mr. Frears had sticky-out ears and it made him awful shy and so they gave him medicinal compound and now he's learning how to fly. Brother Tony Was notably bony He would never eat his meals And so they gave him medicinal compound Now they move him round on wheels. We'll drink a drink a drink To Lily the Pink the Pink the Pink The saviour of the human race For she invented medicinal compound Most efficacious in every case. Old Ebeneezer Thought he was Julius Caesar And so they put him in a Home where they gave him medicinal compound and now he's Emperor of Rome. Johnny Hammer Had a terrible stammer He could hardly say a word And so they gave him medicinal compound Now he's seen (but never heard)! We'll drink a drink a drink To Lily the Pink the Pink the Pink The saviour of the human race For she invented medicinal compound Most efficacious in every case. Auntie Millie Ran willy-nilly When her legs, they did recede And so they rubbed on medicinal compound And now they call her Millipede. Jennifer Eccles had terrible freckles and the boys all called her names but she changed with medicinal compound and now he joins in all their games. We'll drink a drink a drink To Lily the Pink the Pink the Pink The saviour of the human race For she invented medicinal compound Most efficacious in every case. Lily the Pink, she Turned to drink, she Filled up with paraffin inside and despite her medicinal compound Sadly Picca-Lily died. Up to Heaven Her soul ascended All the church bells they did ring She took with her medicinal compound Hark the herald angels sing. Oooooooooooooooo Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee'll drink a drink a drink To Lily the Pink the Pink the Pink The saviour of the human race For she invented medicinal compound Most efficacious in every case. Wendy

Hi again all! This thread has really got us all going! The toothbrush song was also Max Bygraves. Think someone asked if he was still alive? I seem to remember he emigrated to Australia from Bournemouth last year (I think). I love the old Music Hall songs! Dilly Dally was one that I sang in a REAL Music Hall at Hoxton when I was about 6! Does anyone know the place? How's about 'All I want for Christmas are the Beatles' (Dora Bryan) this was a rip off from 'All I want for Christmas is me two front teeth!' Allie x

Sandra, I have recently bought 'Hello Children Everywhere' it is a 3 CD set and is brilliant (how sad am I) btw enjoy your break away from this mad house Wendy - Lily the Pink brings back memories, I used to like that one Allie, here's Dora Bryan ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A BEATLE Dora Bryan Christmas come but once a year, they're really all the same. I never know just what I want. It really is a shame. Yesterday I saw something that is my pride and joy. All I want for Christmas is a real live little boy. All I want for Christmas is a Beatle. Not a teddy bear, just a Beatle. I told mum nothing else would do. There are four, so she can have one too. I don't care which ever one she gets me. Ringo, Paul, John, George, they're all the same. I can't wait for Christmas day to come 'Cause all I want for Christmas is a Beatle. There's nothing else I really want for Christmas. So mama please help me get my wish. Don't tell Dad 'cause I don't think he'll agree To a Beatle hanging on our Christmas tree. But if I know I'm really gonna have one, Then I'll know my life will be complete. I can't wait for Christmas day to come 'Cause all I want for Christmas is a Beatle. All the girls are going to love me. When I introduce him as my Christmas toy. I can't wait for Christmas day to come 'Cause all I want for Christmas is a Beatle!

oh...Uncle Mac.......Saturday morning..........I am as sad as you....Hanging on to this till the last minute...Train at 6.30.....

Sandra, whatever you do don't miss that train just to get you in the mood here is The runaway train T'was in the year of '89 on that old Great Western line, When the winter wind was blowin' shrill, The rails were froze, the wheels were cold, then the air brakes wouldn't hold, And Number 9 came roaring down the hill -- oh! The runaway train came down the track and she blew, The runaway train came down the track and she blew, The runaway train came down the track, her whistle wide and her throttle back, And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew. The engineer said the train must halt and she blew, The engineer said the train must halt and she blew, The engineer said the train must halt -- he said it was all the fireman's fault, And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew. The fireman said he rang the bell and she blew, The fireman said he rang the bell and she blew, The fireman said he rang the bell -- the engineer said 'You did like h***!' And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew. The porter got an awful fright and she blew, The porter got an awful fright and she blew, The porter got an awful fright -- he got so scared he near turned white, And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew. A donkey was standing in the way and she blew, A donkey was standing in the way and she blew, A donkey was standing in the way and all they found was just his bray, And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew. The conductor said there'd be a wreck and she blew, The conductor said there'd be a wreck and she blew, The conductor said there'd be a wreck and he felt the chills run up his neck, And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew. The runaway train went over the hill and she blew, The runaway train went over the hill and she blew, The runaway train went over the hill and the last we heard she was going still, And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew.