Bernard Cribbins
Bernard Cribbins
Bernard Cribbins
Bernard Cribbins
Bernard Cribbins
Bernard Cribbins
Bernard Cribbins
Bernard Cribbins
Bernard Cribbins
Bernard Cribbins
Bernard Cribbins
Bernard Cribbins
Bernard Cribbins
Bernard Cribbins
“Folk Song” is a pastiche that Ted Dicks and Myles Rudge wrote for their musical comedy revue …And Another Thing, which premiered in London’s West End in 1960. After George Martin of Parlophone Records heard Bernard Cribbins sing “Folk Song” on stage for the revue, he asked Cribbins to record it in...
[Verse 1]
Upon the Monday morning oh
The rain it was a-rainin'
My love she come to me and said
"When shall you and I be wed?
"I have bought a double bed
And Mother is complaining."
(I can’t abide her mother)
And all the while the rain it was a-rainin'
[Verse 2]
Upon the Tuesday morning oh
The snow it was a-glistenin'
My love still hadn’t gone away
So, I did ask her mistress, "Pray
What was it you said yesterday?
I really wasn't listenin'."
("Haha!" I laughed. She hit me!)
And all the while the snow it was a-glistenin'
[Verse 3]
Upon the Wednesday morning oh
The hail it was a-hailing
My lovе she made a quick retort
And said, "To cut a story short
I bought a bеd, the double sort
Your hearing must be failing."
(She called me a deaf nit!)
And all the while the hail it was a-hailin'
[Verse 4]
Upon the Thursday morning oh
The day was not a hot one
I said, "You bought a double bed
Well, that was what I thought you said
You must be going off your head
For I've already got one."
(Yeah, we've got two now, haven't we?)
And all the while the day was not a hot one
[Verse 5]
Upon the Friday morning oh
Nobody spoke!
[Verse 6]
Upon the Saturday morning oh
The thunder it was frightenin’
I shouted so that I’d be heard
"Oh, let us marry on the third"
But did she answer? Not a word
For she'd been struck by lightnin’
And after that the weather started brightenin'
[Outro (spoken)]
I had a lovely day. I went fishin'!
I caught four
One of 'em was a great big, fat fella he was
Oh, lovely
Folk Song was written by Myles Rudge & Ted Dicks.
Folk Song was produced by George Martin.
“Folk Song” launched Bernard Cribbins‘ career as a recording artist. In a 2012 interview with The Guardian, Cribbins recalls how it all began when he was cast in …And Another Thing, a musical comedy revue created by Ted Dicks and Myles Rudge. The show ran in London’s West End in 1960:
I had two num...