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ADD: Little White Bull (Lionel Bart, 1959)
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Subject: Little White Bull From: D_hand Date: 30 Nov 99 - 09:33 AM Can't find the lyrics of this song anywhere. Can you help? |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Little White Bull From: alison Date: 30 Nov 99 - 10:13 AM try a search for "Tommy Steele" you might be lucky.... he's the one I remember singing it...
Once upon a time there was a little white bull I don't remember anymore slainte alison |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Little White Bull From: D_hand Date: 30 Nov 99 - 10:19 AM Thanks Alison but I've tried that without success |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Little White Bull From: Rana Date: 30 Nov 99 - 11:38 AM The song was written in 1959 by Lionel Bart according to a web page I found. Rana |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Little White Bull From: selby Date: 30 Nov 99 - 02:11 PM I can remember some bits these are only black bulls go to the bull ring only black bulls fight it was the day of the bullfight all the people where there waiting to see the great MATADORS PICADORS and who do you thing was there My brain is now working over time as this must be 40 years old. keith
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Subject: Lyr Add: LITTLE WHITE BULL (from Tommy Steele) From: Bert Date: 30 Nov 99 - 04:19 PM LITTLE WHITE BULL (Lionel Bart, 1959) As recorded by Tommy Steele
Once upon a time there was a little white bull,
But this did not satisfy that little white bull (little white bull).
It was the day of the bullfight; all the town were there,
Trotting right behind them came the little white bull (the little white bull).
Charging right up to him went the little white bull (little white bull),
So if you've got a little bull that's a white little bull |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Little White Bull From: D_hand Date: 02 Dec 99 - 07:38 AM Thanks Rana,Selby and Bert - got enough for what I want |
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Subject: Little White Bull From: GUEST,John Lamb Date: 05 Feb 23 - 01:10 PM Lyrics Once apon a time there was a little white bull Very sad because he was a little white bull Little white bull All the black bulls called him a coward Just cos he was white Only black bulls go to the bull ring Only black bulls fight When he asked his mama if the little white bull Little white bull Ever had a chance of turning black His mama said You silly little bull, you're a pretty little bull You're my little bull So please dont ask me why little bull You just ain't black But this did not satisfie that little white bull Little white bull He was a exception to that little white rule Little white rule Everyday alone in the meadows He'd find this to charge Till one day he really imagined that his horns were large Bold as brass right then and then the little white bull Little white bull Quickly found the nearest road to town! And people said What a funny little bull What a fluffy little bull Hes our little bull He marched along a proud little bull And hit the town It was he day of the bull fight All the town were there Waiting to see the famous Matador Trumpet the sound of the fan fair Tun ta la tun ta! Out from the throats of the crowd came a mighty Roar! Into the ring to the shout of a great olay Olay! Came the parade all prepared for a mighty pray Matadors and Picidors and Toridors! And who do think aswell? Trotting right behind them came The little white bull Little white bull How they laughed out loud to see The white bull Little white bull Trotting round the giant arena with his head up high Till the Matador in the center caught his tiny eye Charging right up to him went the little white bull Little white bull Charging twice and charging once again The Matador cried Turret little bull He's not a little bull, your a brave little bull Your gonna be a great little bull The best in spain! Then the crowd all shouted turret little bull Your not a little bull, your a brave little bull Your gonna be a great little bull The best is spain! So if you got a little bull Thats a white little bull It's quite possible That it might be the bull Thats the best In Spain Is There a hidden meaning to this song? |
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Subject: RE: Little White Bull From: Dave the Gnome Date: 05 Feb 23 - 01:24 PM Well, it was recorded by Tommy Steele, that doyen of subversive and filthy songs so you never know :-D |
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Subject: RE: Little White Bull From: Steve Shaw Date: 05 Feb 23 - 03:39 PM When I was at primary school, the same proto-fascistic bunch of little seven-year-old girls who had forced me to be "Fred" when they performed "seven little girls, sitting in the back seat..." in front of the class, much to my severe mortification, also had the party piece "Little White Bull" in their armoury. God, I was damaged... |
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Subject: RE: Little White Bull From: Steve Shaw Date: 05 Feb 23 - 03:44 PM By the way, oop north in Radcliffe, those horrid seven-year-olds would sing "lickle white bull..." |
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Subject: RE: Little White Bull From: Doug Chadwick Date: 05 Feb 23 - 04:07 PM I was 8 years old when this released, the youngest in the family, and my Mum had just taken up a part-time job. One of the luxuries we acquired, with the extra money coming in, was a record player. "Little White Bull" was my very first 45 rpm record purchase. DC |
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Subject: RE: Little White Bull From: Steve Gardham Date: 05 Feb 23 - 04:41 PM It was written in 10PC, with more than a nod to the The Ugly Duckling! |
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Subject: RE: Little White Bull From: GUEST,Rossey Date: 05 Feb 23 - 05:54 PM You should be crediting the writers whose modern copyright work is being reproduced here. One of the co-writers was actor Mike Pratt - (he was Jeff Randall in Randall and Hopkirk. Apart from acting he was a musician, playwright and songwriter. The song was written by Lionel Bart, Mike Pratt, and Tommy Steele (under a pseudonym). Steele gave royalties from the record to a kids' cancer charity. The song was nominated for an Ivor Novello award. |
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Subject: RE: Little White Bull From: GUEST Date: 05 Feb 23 - 05:56 PM Awful record |
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Subject: RE: Little White Bull From: Steve Shaw Date: 05 Feb 23 - 06:17 PM Flippin' 'eck. It was a novelty pop song released in 1957. I've listened to Mozart, Beethoven, Bach and Brahms for the last fifty years. Lickle White Bull and Sitting On The Back Seat are the soundtracks of my infancy. They have their place and are not awful. So give over, miserable Guest. |
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Subject: RE: ADD: Little White Bull (Lionel Bart, 1959) From: GUEST,Shagger in the woodpile Date: 06 Feb 23 - 03:39 AM Does it have racist connotations? |
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Subject: RE: ADD: Little White Bull (Lionel Bart, 1959) From: Dave the Gnome Date: 06 Feb 23 - 04:10 AM Yes and as I said elsewhere, Ding Dong Merrily on High is about mutual masturbation while on drugs:-D |
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Subject: RE: ADD: Little White Bull (Lionel Bart, 1959) From: Steve Shaw Date: 06 Feb 23 - 04:16 AM Yes, as long as the moon landings were faked in the Nevada desert, the Pope is really a Muslim and Elvis served me cod, chips and mushy peas last night. |
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Subject: RE: ADD: Little White Bull (Lionel Bart, 1959) From: GUEST,Shagger in the woodpile Date: 06 Feb 23 - 04:26 AM Once apon a time there was a little white bull Very sad because he was a little white bull Little white bull All the black bulls called him a coward Just cos he was white Only black bulls go to the bull ring Only black bulls fight When he asked his mama if the little white bull Little white bull Ever had a chance of turning black His mama said You silly little bull, you're a pretty little bull You're my little bull If you are white you are a coward, If you are black you are not pretty. not very PC is it? |
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Subject: RE: ADD: Little White Bull (Lionel Bart, 1959) From: GUEST,Shagger in the woodpile Date: 06 Feb 23 - 04:28 AM is the song a load of bull? |
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Subject: RE: ADD: Little White Bull (Lionel Bart, 1959) From: Steve Shaw Date: 06 Feb 23 - 06:13 AM Maybe it's misogynistic because cows were never mentioned. It's all a load of bullocks if you ask me. |
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Subject: RE: ADD: Little White Bull (Lionel Bart, 1959) From: GUEST,henryp Date: 06 Feb 23 - 10:05 AM A hidden meaning? I don't think so! According to Wikipedia, "Little White Bull" is a song by English rock and roll singer Tommy Steele, released as a single in November 1959. It was included on the EP Tommy the Toreador from the film of the same name in which Steele also starred. When reviewed in Melody Maker, both sides were described as "easy-to-listen-to numbers, especially Little White Bull, which has a Children's Hour flavour about it". Reviewing for Disc, Don Nicholl described "Little White Bull" as "a jingly novelty ballad with Tommy using his Cockney accent for the title phrasing". Steele's royalties from the single's sales were donated to the "Variety Club of Great Britain fund for a cancer research unit for children". The song peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart and it was awarded a silver disc in January 1960 for 250,000 sales in Britain, apparently Tommy Steele's first Silver Disc. |
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Subject: RE: ADD: Little White Bull (Lionel Bart, 1959) From: Steve Gardham Date: 06 Feb 23 - 10:43 AM "I wuv you, I wuv you, said the little blue man". The whole music business is racist to the core!! Let's just condemn all songs that mention '.....col**r'. I know, let's ask the bulls what they think! |
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Subject: RE: ADD: Little White Bull (Lionel Bart, 1959) From: GUEST,Squitting Bull Date: 06 Feb 23 - 11:23 AM Do Bulls think about anything other than Sex, or is that old bull |
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Subject: RE: ADD: Little White Bull (Lionel Bart, 1959) From: GUEST,Rossey Date: 06 Feb 23 - 12:39 PM I am not sure why the Lyric Add. heading has Lionel Bart, as sole author when it is a three way copyright. As I stated earlier Mike Pratt, and Tommy Steele (under a pseudonym) are co-authors and composers along with Bart. |
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Subject: RE: ADD: Little White Bull (Lionel Bart, 1959) From: GUEST,Bull in the China Shop Date: 06 Feb 23 - 12:45 PM If I had written it I would not own up to it. |
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Subject: RE: ADD: Little White Bull (Lionel Bart, 1959) From: Steve Gardham Date: 06 Feb 23 - 02:43 PM Max Bygraves, Ken Dodd, Des O'Conner etc., all made a comfortable living out of this sort of kitsch. Millions of simple people (the folk?) loved it. I don't think folkies are in a good position to criticise;) |
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Subject: RE: ADD: Little White Bull (Lionel Bart, 1959) From: GUEST,Bull in the China Shop Date: 06 Feb 23 - 03:18 PM The Gnat & the Bull The Æsop for Children A Gnat flew over the meadow with much buzzing for so small a creature and settled on the tip of one of the horns of a Bull. After he had rested a short time, he made ready to fly away. But before he left he begged the Bull's pardon for having used his horn for a resting place. "You must be very glad to have me go now," he said. "It's all the same to me," replied the Bull. "I did not even know you were there." |
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Subject: RE: ADD: Little White Bull (Lionel Bart, 1959) From: Mrrzy Date: 10 Feb 23 - 06:03 PM New to me! I knew the little black bull come down the meadow... |
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Subject: RE: ADD: Little White Bull (Lionel Bart, 1959) From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 10 Feb 23 - 08:10 PM from the depths of my memory came the first half dozen or so lines, it's good to see the lyrics, tho I now have an earworm ... It's amazing what lurks in those depths. Sometime back at a singing session someone contributed a twee little kindergarten song & I knew it! tho I can't recall it now. |
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Subject: RE: ADD: Little White Bull (Lionel Bart, 1959) From: Long Firm Freddie Date: 11 Feb 23 - 07:52 AM Tommy the Toreador (Film) LFF |
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