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Thread #18410   Message #2876509
Posted By: GUEST,Keith Twort
31-Mar-10 - 11:10 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Three Jolly Boys All in a Row
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Three Jolly Boys All in a Row
I recorded the Golden Stream many years ago (I am the K of AK records).
The Three Jolly Boys, unlike all the others, was recorded, part way through the editing session, in the front hall of my 3 bed semi! This was to replace another song which was dropped. Sadly I still have around 100 cassettes of this album, which for copyright reasons I will shortly have to scrap.
The lyrics (straight off the master!) are:

Your courted a fair maid
Aye sir aye
And you did the same sir
No sir no
He did did he not
He bloody well did
He cannot deny it sir
No, sir, no

(Chorus:

The one says aye and the other says no
We are three jolly boys all in a row
In a row, in a row, in a row, in a row!
We are three jolly boys all in a row)

You took her up Scout head
Aye Sir Aye
And you did the same sir
No, sir, no
He did, did he not,
He bloody well did,
He cannot deny it sir
No, sir, no.

(Chorus)

You played with her muslin
Aye Sir Aye
And you did the same sir
No, sir, no
He did, did he not,
He bloody well did,
He cannot deny it sir
No, sir, no.

(Chorus)

Now she had a baby
Aye sir aye
And you are the father
No, sir, no
He is, is he not,
He bloody well is,
He cannot deny it sir
No, sir, no.

(Chorus)

Now you'll buy drinks round sir
No, sir, no
And you'll do the same sir
No, Sir no
He will will he not,
He bloody well will
He cannot deny it sir,
No, sir no.

(Chorus)

Champion!!