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Thread #120720   Message #2870101
Posted By: Jim Dixon
23-Mar-10 - 12:40 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Mama Don't Want No Peas an' Rice an' ...
Subject: Lyr Add: MAMA DON'T WANT NO PEAS AND RICE AND ...
Here's my attempt at a transcription, but note there are some gaps and uncertainties:

MAMA DON'T WANT NO PEAS AND RICE AND COCONUT OIL
As sung by Harry Roy & His Band
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFiWZJvEzlA

1. Mama don't want no peas nor rice nor coconut oil.
Mama don't want no peas nor rice nor coconut oil.
Mama don't want no peas an' rice.
Mama don't want no coconut oil,
Just a bottle o' brandy handy all the day.

2. When you're cruisin' down Hawaii by the sea,
And you're all pepped up on gin an' TNT(?),
Then you'll dance an' sing all night
Until the iron heaves in sight,
And you hear the natives singing merrily:

3. Mama don't want no peas an' rice an' coconut oil.
Mama don't want no peas an' rice an' coconut oil.
She likes to have a run.
Saturday fills her full of fun,
And it makes her feel like whoopee all the time.

4. When you're cruisin' down Wickham-by-the-Sea,
And you're all pepped up on beer an' China tea,
Then you'll sing and dance all night
Until the pier(?) appears in sight,
And you hear the watch committee chant with glee:

5. Mama don't want no shepherd's pie nor sausage-an'-mash.
Mama don't want no shepherd's pie nor sausage-an'-mash.
Mama don't want no shepherd's pie
Nor sausage-an'-mash ...(?) an' all,
Just a bowl o' Lancashire hot-pot all the time.

6. Mama don't want no haggis an' parridge an' fishes an' chips.
Mama don't want no haggis an' parridge an' fishes an' chips.
Mama don't want no haggis an' parridge.
Mama don't want no fishes an' chips,
Just a wee bit deoch-an'-doris yince or twice.

7. Mama don't want no peas an' rice.
My mama don't want no coconut oil.
My mama don't want no peas an' rice an' coconut oil.


[Is there such a place as Wickham-by-the-Sea? My Google search turned up only photos of Morris dancers!]