At Garry Gillard's Copper Family site:
Corduroy
(Joe Offer) from archive.org:
Corduroy Sung by Bob, Ron and John Copper on the Song for Every Season LP.
My father was fond of lush and he emptied many a butt
And for to get a suit of togs we had to stinge our guts.
Oftimes my mother and I dined off a saveloy
To save up the browns to buy me a suit of corduroyRight tiddy fol lol, fol lol, fol lol
Right tiddy fol lol, fol lay
Right tiddy fol lol, fol lol, fol lol
Right tiddy fol lol, fol layWhen father came home drunk at night we used him rob
And after the course of a week or two we saved up seven bob.
One day my mother did say, come along with me my boy
We will go to Moses and Sons for a suit of corduroy
Right tiddy etc.
We soon picked out a suit the best that we could find
They fitted me very well but rather loose behind,
That's no fault said the man for he's a growing boy
And I'll warrant that his behind it will grow to the corduroy
Right tiddy etc.
We quickly fitted them on and my mother she paid the blunt
There was two pockets at the side and a little hole in front.
As we were walking along all the people they did cry
How very nice he looks in his suit of corduroy
Right tiddy etc.
My mother she used to scold because I had so many faults
And feeling rather queer one day she gave me a dose of salts.
Soon after I was taken short and the buttons did so annoy
And before I could get my trouser down I [raspberry] my corduroy
Right tiddy etc.
When I was out at play one day my pal says to me Jim
Let's go to Battersea park and there we'll have a swim.
As we were swimming about me and this other boy
Some covey hooked it off with my suit of corduroy
Right tiddy etc.
Now as naked as I was born I was taken home in a cart
And when my mother heard the news it nearly broke her heart
She said, you've cooked my goose, you very naughty boy,
I shall never forget the day when you lost your corduroy
Right tiddy etc.
An informative note, with links, about this song by Malcolm Douglas appears in a thread at the Mudcat Cafe.
New: 1 December 2000 |
Now: 23 March 2001 |
Garry Gillard