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Lyr Req: Cook's Friend Emily
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Subject: Lyr Req: Cook's Friend Emily From: GUEST,Kate Date: 07 Nov 09 - 08:40 AM It starts like this: The Postman, The Paperboy, Piano Tuner too, they all come the front way like visitors do. But Cook's friend Emily who's 'fraid of getting fat, Pops in the backway..... |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cook's Friend Emily From: Jim Dixon Date: 09 Nov 09 - 09:06 AM I found a brief quote in a memoir, which doesn't add much to what you've already posted: The post man, the paper boy, the piano tuner too, They all come the front way like visitors do, But cook's friend Emily who's 'fraid of growing f...a...t, Pops in the back way...pops in the back way and has a little chat. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cook's Friend Emily From: GUEST Date: 20 Jul 10 - 02:55 AM The postman the paper boy and piano tuner tuner too all come the front way like visitors do But cook friend Emily from no 23 pops in the back way to have a cup of tea |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cook's Friend Emily From: GUEST,Sharon Court Date: 01 Apr 11 - 12:35 PM I remember a bit of this song, we used to sing it at school, Nice Doctor Nicholson, Auntys come to stay All come to see us by the front doorway But cooks friend Emily with buckles on her shoes Pops in the back way, (da da d-da da)Pops in the back way and tells us all the news |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cook's Friend Emily From: GUEST Date: 08 Jul 11 - 06:57 PM The postman, the paperboy, the piano tuner too, They all come the front way like visitors do. But Cook's friend Emily, who's afraid of growing tall, Pops in the back way and has herself a ball. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cook's Friend Emily From: Jim Dixon Date: 11 Jul 11 - 01:34 PM A search of Google Books indicates that COOK'S FRIEND EMILY is at least mentioned in the book They Can Make Music by Philip Bailey (London: Oxford University Press, 1973). It might have more information, or even complete music and lyrics, but I can't tell, because Google doesn't let me see the pages. If you follow the link you might find the book in a library near you. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cook's Friend Emily From: GUEST Date: 20 Nov 11 - 10:48 AM It's called "Callers" I have the sheet music somewhere but can't find it for composer. I think it was a grade one or two singing piece. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cook's Friend Emily From: Jim Dixon Date: 01 Dec 11 - 09:26 PM Several web sites mention a song called CALLERS, words by Caryl Brahms, music by Arthur Benjamin. Sheet music "for unison voices and piano" was published by Boosey & Hawkes, 1949. The words to CALLERS were apparently taken from a book "The Moon on My Left" by Caryl Brahms (London: V. Gollancz, 1930), 84 pages, classified as "Fiction, Juvenile audience." However, I have been unable to find any quotes from the song, so I am unable to confirm that it's the right song. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cook's Friend Emily From: GUEST Date: 27 Apr 12 - 11:18 PM Old Miss Maple and young Miss Moore Both come to visit at the great front door But Cook's friend Emily, with buckles on her shoes Pops in the back way to tell us all the news. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cook's Friend Emily From: GUEST,another guest Date: 11 Jun 12 - 05:52 PM I too just thought of this song, when the piano tuner came knocking at the door! I sang it as a boy soprano somewhere in the late 60s with my church choir as part of a novelty night of music. I think we changed the words a bit to match parishioners, because I don't remember "Cook's friend Emily" but rather "our friend Mrs Smith" who was the church secretary! I would love to find the sheet music, or at least a bit more info on it, such as all the lyrics. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cook's Friend Emily From: GUEST Date: 18 Jul 12 - 07:50 AM Old Mrs Mulberry, young Miss Moore Both come ringing at the great front door But Cook's friend Emily with buckles on her shoes Pops in the back way and tells her all the news |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cook's Friend Emily From: GUEST Date: 27 Oct 12 - 05:02 PM Sang this in England almost 50 years ago. Fun to see all the variety of lyrics! |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cook's Friend Emily From: Artful Codger Date: 27 Oct 12 - 09:37 PM Since so many of you have sung this, perhaps one of you kind souls would post a tune. Or you can send a home-recorded MP3 or scan of the dots to codger at witloose com and I'll take care of posting the tune. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cook's Friend Emily From: Mick Pearce (MCP) Date: 28 Oct 12 - 02:25 PM I too sang this at school, but can only remember the tune for the last two lines. And as guest Sharon Court showed above there was a 1 bar instrumental bit after the first half of the penultimate line; it repeated the tune of the first half of the line. Mick |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cook's Friend Emily From: GUEST Date: 30 Dec 12 - 05:46 PM my mother sang this ditty in school, back in the islands. Jamaica. I think its origin is British. she sang it to us as children. funny!!! |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cook's Friend Emily From: GUEST,Peter Date: 03 Feb 13 - 10:27 AM I recall, from school in Pocklington, we sang these words:
The postman, the paper boy and young Miss Claw |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cook's Friend Emily From: GUEST,Nigel Date: 23 Jul 13 - 10:30 PM I sang this song in a primary school in Grove, Berkshire, England in the late 1960s. At least once a week an older blind man would play the piano and taught us this song. I recall him saying that he wrote it. This might explain why he made us sing it over and over. I never liked the song much, he taught us many more interesting songs, but the bloody song stuck in my head forever. It was "pops in the back way to tell us all the news" ... |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cook's Friend Emily From: GUEST,Lorroy Date: 11 Apr 14 - 03:33 PM The postman, the paperboy, piano tuner too All come the front way like visitors do But cooks friend Emily who's fraid of growing fat Pops in the backway and has a little chat. Old mrs mulberry, young miss moore Both come to see us by the great front door But cooks friend Emily from number 23 Pops in the backway and has a cup of tea. Nice dr. Nicholson, aunty's come to stay Both come to see by the front door way, But cooks friend Emily with buckles on her shoes Pops in the back way, pops in the back way And tells us all the news. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cook's Friend Emily From: GUEST,george speller Date: 22 May 14 - 04:46 AM BBC schools broadcast probably Singing Together about 1958. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cook's Friend Emily From: GUEST,Ian Stockdale Date: 23 Dec 14 - 02:30 AM I have fond memories of singing this as a choirboy.. to entertain some elderly people in a community centre in around 72 - 74 we sang traditional hymns etc and the odd novelty song such as this. I havent heard it since then. can anyone direct me to a recording of this please ? |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cook's Friend Emily From: GUEST,Highland Lassie Date: 24 Feb 15 - 08:48 AM The sheet music for "Callers" is available from musicroom.com |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cook's Friend Emily From: GUEST,Catbells Date: 17 Mar 17 - 01:58 PM In the 50s there were 2 BBC radio music programmes for junior schools. On Monday there was "Singing Together" and there was one on Thursdays which had a little more music theory to it as well as just singing. I can't remember its name. "Cook's Friend Emily" I'm fairly sure was one of the Thursday songs around 1957. There were 3 verses very much as Lorroy has put, except I think it was "Nice Dr Nelson." A couple of years ago a young music teacher friend of mine told me about this funny, old-fashioned song he was doing doing with juniors. He was amazed when I sang it to him! |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cook's Friend Emily From: GUEST Date: 01 Aug 17 - 10:06 AM My dad was headmaster at Montbelle Junior and Infants School, William Morley Lloyd, in New Eltham, South London and he loved to hear the school children practice this outside his office in the school hall during their music lessons and he came home and taught it to me and it became a firm family favourite to sing in the car.....ahhh sweet happy times |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cook's Friend Emily From: GUEST,Adrian Tinker Date: 14 Dec 17 - 06:12 AM I sang this at the Mrs Sunderland competition in Huddersfield Town Hall circa 1965. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cook's Friend Emily From: GUEST, Judith hirst Date: 17 Dec 17 - 03:15 PM Have always lovrc this song from my junior school days 1966/1970. Just singing the. First verse again and decidec to check the internet for a reference. Very pleased to have found others who lI’ve it, I’m s teacher and we don’t teach children lovely old songs anymore. We’re losing do much. Bit ffir me it’s my childhood remembered. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cook's Friend Emily From: GUEST Date: 25 May 20 - 04:23 PM I learned this song in elementary school classroom in the 60s. As a class we sat around the old piano and Mr Hutchenson our teacher would play.The song came over the BBC radio as we were govern by England. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cook's Friend Emily From: GUEST,John McLellan Date: 14 Jan 21 - 05:42 AM The postman, the paperboy, the piano tuner too. They all come the front way like visitors do. But cook's friend Emily (who's afraid of getting fat) pops in the back way and has a little chat. Thank you to Mrs Clare Cook, our music teacher at Pilgrims Hatch Primary school in Essex who taught me this. A delightful little song we sang in class during the mid 1960s. I could not remember any more of the words so it was fun to tap them into Google and find this page. Seeing another entry here, I also remember a large speaker being placed on the teacher's desk as we tuned into the BBC broadcast 'Singing Together' with William Appleby. Marvellous! |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cook's Friend Emily From: GUEST Date: 24 Jan 22 - 11:07 AM I remember this song well. Learned it in primary school in the 50s in north London (Hollickwood JMI school) |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Cook's Friend Emily From: GUEST,Zethna Date: 13 Jan 23 - 12:27 PM I sang this in 2nd and 3rd grade in school. Just around Christmas I found myself humming this song. Glad to find it. |
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