Nowt to do wi' me

Some folks are always talking of other folks affairs,
I think it would be better if they'd concentrate on theirs;
They talk of where they're going, or of whom they're going to see,
But let other folk do what they like, that's nowt to do wi' me.

Chorus:
Cos I never interfere, wherever I may be,
Let other folks do what they like, its/that's nowt to do wi' me.

Mrs Green, our next-door neighbour, she's lodgers four or five,
To make a tidy job of it I'm sure she does contrive;
And now they all complain and say that they lose their LSD,
But whether she gets it or not, that's nowt to do wi' me.

There's Mr Jones the bobby, he's dressed so very fine,
His wage is only eighteen bob while mine is twenty-nine,
He wears a great gold watch and chain, and rings one, two or three,
Where the deuce he gets 'em from, that's nowt to do wi' me.

There is a smart young lady, her age is twenty-four,
She wed a fine old gentleman of ninety-five or more;
Just lately they've been blest with a son and the old man's filled with glee,
They say its not much like him, but that's nowt to do wi' me.

The Queen come up from London, it was on a summer's day,
The little brids were singing and the kids were all so gay,
The object of her visit was for her to come and plant a tree,
But if her set it right road up or not, that's nowt to do wi' me.

There's Mr Edgar Merry he sells mutton, beef and pork,
His beef is always tender, you can cut it with a fork,
And now with the rising prices, a pound a pound they say,
But if he's out to make his fortune quick, that's nowt to do wi' me.

Sung by George Fradley of Sudbury, Derbyshire, acc. Tufty Swift on melodeon, and recorded by Mike Yates April/June 1984.

Issued on Veteran Tapes cassette VT114 'One of the Best: George Fradley' 1988.