Here's my memory of Louie Fuller's tune. I haven't got the recording any more, so I can't check it, so if anyone can please post corrections. From memory I think her rhythm was like F2 D in triplets rather than F>D in dotted rhythm, but I may be wrong. My transcription of the words doesn't include the tra-la-la-la at the end, which suggests it may be omitted from the recording, but she certainly sang it live on the various times I saw her do the song. (I also have some slight variations in the words as posted by George (Zorg) above).

Mick

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X:1
T:I'm Having A Bit Tonight
S:Louis Fuller
Z:Mick Pearce (from memory)
L:1/8
M:6/8
K:D
A|F2 D D2 F|A A2- A2 A|G2 B d2 B|A3-A2
w:To-night I feel so hap-py,_ to-night I feel so gay_
A|G2 G G2 G|F2 F F2 F|E E2 E2 F|E3-E2
w:My mo-ther's got a ro-ly po-ly pud-ding on the way_
A|D2 D D2 F|A A2 A2 A|G B2 d2 B|A3 z2
w:I saw her put the cur-rants in the su-et in as well
F|(4:6E F ^G A|B ^G2 F2 E|(4:6A A B =c|c3 z2
w:To-night I'm hav-ing spot-ted dick, this sto-ry I must tell
A|DDD D2 F|A3-A2 A|GGB d2 B|A3-A2
w:I'm hav-ing a bit to-night,_ I'm hav-ing a bit to-night_
A|G2 G G2 G|F2 F F2 F|E2 F E2 D|C E2 A2
w:My moth-er says I must be quick to get my bit of spot-ted Dick
A|D2 D D2 F|A A2-A2 A|G2 B d2 B|A3-A2
w:I likes my ro-ly po-ly,_ it fills me with de-light_
A|AAA AAA|B2 A A2 A|BBB c2 c|d6||
w:I have-n't had an-y since East-er though I'm hav-ing a bit to-night.
d2 B3|e3 A3|d3 B3|e3 A3|]
w:Tra-la-la-la, Tra-la-la-la