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Thread #25293   Message #295416
Posted By: Liam's Brother
11-Sep-00 - 11:19 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Poor Billy Flynn (music hall song?)
Subject: 'Poor Billy Flynn' English music hall
Hi!

A friend asked me whether I had ever heard a song containing the following verse (or part of a verse)...

Oh can anybody kindly tell me have they seen poor Billy Flynn,
It is no joke his nose is broke, and one eye in a sling,
He hops about on a wooden leg, the thought of it makes me cry,
He makes a little round hole in the mud as he goes, and thats how we tell him by.

A sixth sense tells me... English music hall.

Does anyone know it? Have the words? Know the background? Your comments are appreciated.

All the best,
Dan