Hi
Re: The Fatal Wedding (recorded by Chad Morgan)
The song was written by Chad Morgan & fellow artist the late Gordon Parsons while on tour. Chad recorded 'The Fatal Wedding' for EMI Music, in 1958. Morgan wrote the first half of the song, and Parsons the last half. Another wedding song - that Morgan had written and recorded in 1955, was 'The Shotgun Wedding'. Also Country Comedian the late John Ashe wrote 'The Bobba Wobba Wedding' and Chad Morgan recorded that song as well during the late 1960's.

SHOT-GUN WEDDING (Chad Morgan, 1955)
Now I've been chasing sheilas
For more than half my life
Seldom have I had one
Who's thought to be my wife
But I met a little sheila
Out on the Queensland planes
She said don't you try and leave me
Like your other burnt out flames
She said 'don't you try and leave me
She said 'don't you try to run
Cos my old man's right behind you
And he's got a loaded gun
There is going to be a wedding
Whether you agree or not
And if you try to get away
My darling you'll get shot
They made preparations for the wedding to begin
Sent out the invitations
To call the people in
Then they marched to the church
An old drongo strummed along
Her old man walked behind me
And he sang this little song
Here comes the bride, the Sheik by her side
Feeling very sorry for himself
He tried to run, but I stopped him with my gun
He's gonna marry her or else
I said 'listen you old geezer
You've made a big mistake
Your daughter for a wife
I will never take
There's a window right be hind me
And through it I shall fly
Just before I leave you
I'll say goodbye
Then I started running
And I jumped across the room
I felt something hit me
I heard an awful BOOM!!!
Now my friends I'm far away
I stood beneath a tree
Picking out the buckshot
That old coot fired into me

Chad Morgan, best known in Australia as 'The Sheik of Scrubby Creek, has been writing and recording comical songs since 1952. At the age of 75 he still performing to fans across Australia.

J.
Australia