Lyr Req: Those good old English Tory Days

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Those good old English Tory Days
From: GUEST,Mark Surridge
Date: 16 Sep 20 - 05:34 AM

Thanks for the replies. Good to know it's been recorded which was news to me. Now I can teach my grandchildren.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Those good old English Tory Days
From: GUEST,Roger.
Date: 15 Sep 20 - 03:04 PM

I'm a naughty Tory!
Food for a song?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Those good old English Tory Days
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 15 Sep 20 - 11:12 AM

"Correct" is incorrect! It's just the title Hamish used!! Sorry!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Those good old English Tory Days
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 15 Sep 20 - 11:09 AM

Hamish Imlach also recorded it in 1972: the sleeve has pics of a sort of model of Ted Heath's face on it!
Correct title: Fine Old English Tory Times

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Those good old English Tory Days
From: Greum
Date: 15 Sep 20 - 10:19 AM

You can get the words here

I thought the City Waites recorded the song, but I can't find it.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Those good old English Tory Days
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 15 Sep 20 - 03:27 AM

is it this parody by Dickens?

I'll sing you a new ballad, and I'll warrant it first-rate,
Of the days of that old gentleman who had that old estate;
When they spent the public money at a bountiful old rate
On ev'ry mistress, pimp, and scamp, at ev'ry noble gate,
In the fine old English Tory times;
Soon may they come again!

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Subject: Lyr Req: Those good old English Tory Days
From: GUEST,Mark Surridge
Date: 15 Sep 20 - 02:53 AM

Looking for music & lyrics.Used to have a socialist tunebook from earlier in the 20th C but seem to have lent or misplaced it. Just seems appropriate somehow.