Tune Req: Ronnie Barker - Not Too Tall and Not Too

Subject: Tune Req: Ronnie Barker - Not Too Tall and Not Too
From: GUEST,Curious Clouseau
Date: 23 May 07 - 09:11 AM

Hi,

I am wondering does anybody have the tune or an MP3 of a song by Ronnie Barker called: "Not Too Tall and Not Too Short"? Any help would be appreciated.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Ronnie Barker - Not Too Tall and Not Too
From: GUEST,kleinal10
Date: 15 May 12 - 03:05 PM

Well, Curious Clouseau, you're in luck.

It was part of "Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead" on Radio 4 Extra about 1/2 hour ago. Get it on "Listen again". It's brilliant and always makes me smile.

Best

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Ronnie Barker - Not Too Tall and Not Too
From: KHNic
Date: 15 May 12 - 05:13 PM

Is that the song that goes

Not too tall,
Not too short,
Not too thick or thin.
She must go out where she should go out,
And go in where she should go in.
She musn't have much too much behind,
Or much too little in front.
If ever I have a girl again,
That's the girl I want.

If so, I've been after it for years!!

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Ronnie Barker - Not Too Tall and Not Too
From: Leadfingers
Date: 15 May 12 - 06:10 PM

Listen Again

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Ronnie Barker - Not Too Tall and Not Too
From: GUEST,Barker fan
Date: 12 Jun 13 - 07:16 AM

"Lines From My Grandfather's Forehead" is also available on CD see, for example,

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ronnie-Barkers-Grandfathers-Forehead-Classic/dp/1408467380/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1371035450&sr=1-1&keywords=%22Lines+From+My+Grandfather%27s+Forehead%22

Not Too Tall is track 17 on CD2 of this set.

The full lyrics are in Ronnie Barkers' book "All I Ever Wrote": 600+ pages of all his scripts, songs, plays etc. Well worth the price

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Ronnie Barker - Not Too Tall and Not Too
From: GUEST,J. Shaw
Date: 02 Jan 20 - 10:44 AM

Aha- it was on BBC Radio4Extra last night.
See "Lines from my grandfather's forehead": https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008kmkg