The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #14252   Message #121147
Posted By: raredance
05-Oct-99 - 10:18 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Dinah and Villikens
Subject: RE: Dinah and Villikens
Vilikins and his Dinah is credited to John Parry. It was a popular music hall song in London and gained great popularity in the USA in the 1850s. The tune gained even greater acceptance as a vehical for all manner of mosstly amusing songs. You can find the version in the DT by searching "Villikins" which is a misspelling of Vilikins as it appears on an early sheet music publication of the song. rich r