Lyr Req: Kings and Queens of England (Les Barker?)

Subject: les barker?-knaves and fools
From: GUEST,art
Date: 14 Jun 00 - 06:10 AM

this song just popped into my head and i tried to find the lyrics in the digitrad to no avail

sung to the tune of rule brittania the last 3 words of the last line are "knaves and fools" I think its by les barker but not sure

grateful for any help

cheers

bill

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: les barker?-knaves and fools
From: TerriM
Date: 14 Jun 00 - 10:15 AM

I don't know this one and I thought I knew pretty much all his stuff but if you send a personal message to Liz the Squeek, she will know.She is probably his NO.1 fan.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: les barker?-knaves and fools
From: GUEST,art
Date: 14 Jun 00 - 10:21 AM

dear TerriM

I could be wrong maybe it's not les barker

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: les barker?-knaves and fools
From: GUEST,Mrr
Date: 14 Jun 00 - 10:59 AM

The only song I know to that tune is about how Britains never never never shall be married to a mermaid at the bottom of the deep blue sea... I don't recall any knaves or fools in that one, though, just a hoarse sepulchral voice, and you wouldn't believe what my little ears turned THAT into before I heard the lyric right...

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: les barker?-knaves and fools
From: GUEST,Liz the Squeak
Date: 14 Jun 00 - 04:19 PM

You never know, TerriM, he does some merde chaud serious stuff as well, but this title doesn't immediately spring to mind. I'll check next time I'm in the loo (happening rather a lot recently...... senility here I come.....)and get back to you.

And I may be his No.1 fan, I'm also his No.1 Nemesis too!!!

LTS

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: les barker?-knaves and fools
From: Bob Bolton
Date: 14 Jun 00 - 11:53 PM

G'day Art,

I don't know how far back you remember this one from, but I seem to recall a parody called something like Fool Brittania starting with a line like:
Fool Brittania, Brittania fool the knaves ...

My recollection (over 40 odd years back) suggests that it may have been sung by Peter Sellers.

Regards,

Bob Bolton

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: les barker?-knaves and fools
From: GUEST
Date: 15 Jun 00 - 04:58 AM

I think it's really called Brittania Waves(sic) the Rules or Bastard Kings of England but the author escapes me at the moment.
The chorus is something like
Rule Brittania, Brittania waves the rules. Kings, Queens Jacks and Knaves and Tyrants, Cheats and Fools
Regards Baz

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: les barker?-knaves and fools
From: GUEST
Date: 15 Jun 00 - 11:52 AM

Can't remember the author but Pete Coe sings it on his most recent CD . . . I think it's called "Kings and Queens of England" and it's one of the funniest songs I've heard in a very long while.

Perhaps I'll remember to look it up tonight.

G.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: les barker?-knaves and fools
From: GUEST,art
Date: 15 Jun 00 - 04:16 PM

thanks guest

that sounds like the one i'm looking for

be grateful for any more info

cheers

bill

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: les barker?-knaves and fools
From: GUEST,art
Date: 16 Jun 00 - 08:16 PM

PERLEASE

if anyone knows who wrote this please post it

have wanted the words for ages

cheers

bill

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: les barker?-knaves and fools
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 17 Jun 00 - 04:46 AM

While Les Barker is in the frame, has anyone got the poem about the miners who find a folk club falls in on top of them?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: les barker?-knaves and fools
From: Pene Azul
Date: 26 Jun 00 - 02:31 PM

Here's a newer thread with the lyrics to "Kings and Queens of England" (click)

PA

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: les barker?-knaves and fools
From: GeorgeH
Date: 27 Jun 00 - 05:41 AM

Thanks for the blue clicky thing, Pene - I just couldn't remember the original thread name . .

G.