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Lyr Add: Jellied Eels + Henry's Fish and Chips
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Subject: Lyr/Chords Req: Jellied Eels & Henry's Fish and Ch From: Bugsy Date: 15 Oct 01 - 08:51 PM Does anyone have the words to the above mentioned Songs? I think they were both old Music Hall numbers that were resurrected in the 60's by Joe Brown and the Bruvvers. I can remember the first verse and Chorus of Jellied Eels -
Now ever since I was a mite
Jellied Eels Jellied Eels
That's all I can remember, Can anyone help with the rest please? As far as Henry's fish and chips, I can only remember bits of the Chorus -
Oh - Haddock or Cod or Plaice or Skate Waiting with fingers crossed
Cheers
Bugsy |
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Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Jellied Eels & Henry's Fish a From: Bugsy Date: 15 Oct 01 - 08:56 PM Woudl? That's what now spell checker does for you. Shoudl havel beenl "Shoal" too. Cheers Bugsy |
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Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Jellied Eels & Henry's Fish a From: Bugsy Date: 22 Oct 01 - 08:46 PM Anybody???? CHeers
Bugsy |
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Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Jellied Eels & Henry's Fish a From: The_one_and_only_Dai Date: 23 Oct 01 - 09:38 AM This is the sort of thing Steve Parkes would know... Steve? |
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Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Jellied Eels & Henry's Fish a From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler Date: 23 Oct 01 - 10:35 AM I can only remember the chorus as given but it is on Joe Brown Story CD I see from Amazon, Google doesn't come up with the lyrics either (only a winkles song by Rolf Harris!). RtS (I prefer my eels deep fried or as elvers with scrambled egg) |
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Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Jellied Eels & Henry's Fish a From: Cappuccino Date: 23 Oct 01 - 03:20 PM I don't think there * were * any more words for Jellied Eels - I've always thought of it as a one-verse. And Joe Brown is still great. And he still plays Hava Nagila so fast it makes your ears give up. Diamond geezer, mate!!! - Ian B |
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Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Jellied Eels & Henry's Fish a From: Willa Date: 23 Oct 01 - 03:36 PM Seem to remember Tommy Steele singing the 'Fish and Chips' song in a musical.(Half a sixpence?). You might find it on a 'music from the musicals'site. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Jellied Eels & Henry's Fish a From: Jeanie Date: 25 Oct 01 - 10:20 PM Well, me ol' china, would yer Adam n'Eve it ! I thought at first the fish and chips song was in "Half a Sixpence" as well - but I've checked, and it wasn't. No luck yet in finding the lyrics on a website, except a "Showstoppers" playlist, giving the first line as "My Uncle Henry's got a shop down the high street". Tommy Steele definitely sang it, though. I suppose if it was in "Showstoppers", so did Gary Wilmott (last seen acting Shakespeare !) No luck yet with Cockney websites. But I'm not giving up yet. Nah - I'll get me Ramsgates on them Lilians, even if it means puttin on me weasel,orf dahn the frog, an avin a butchers at some o them rookeries, or callin up geezers on the dog n bone. Alright ? |
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Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Jellied Eels & Henry's Fish a From: GUEST,Steve Parkes Date: 26 Oct 01 - 04:20 AM I've just been prodded sharply by Dai (thank goodness there is only one!) and told to get onto this. Well, I did have the words to "'Enery's fish & chips" from way back, when Stonnall Players used it in a show; but whether I could find it I don't know ... We're away next week, so there'll be a bit of a wait; and we're moving house soon, so all sorts of things are surfacing and disappearing again--it might bubble its way to the top. "Jellied eels" I don't know, except from a v-e-r-y distant memory. (I ate a bit once: it had a bone in it like one of those nasty spiky caltrop things they used to use to tscatter around to stick in horses' hooves and make 'em lame. Not recommended for swallowing!) Steve |
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Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Jellied Eels & Henry's Fish a From: The_one_and_only_Dai Date: 26 Oct 01 - 04:22 AM Aha! Vindicated AGAIN!!! Bwahahahaha, haha, ha. Soon the WHOLE WORLD will quake and tremble at my power!! |
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Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Jellied Eels & Henry's Fish a From: Steve Parkes Date: 26 Oct 01 - 04:26 AM You'll be bloody vindicated if you come round here, mate! I can be really vindictive! BTW, I didn't look at thais thread earlier, because JEs are a somehting of a regional delicacy; I'm a grorty pudding man myself. Steve |
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Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Jellied Eels & Henry's Fish a From: Cappuccino Date: 26 Oct 01 - 06:09 AM This appears, unless I've got it wrong again, to be a totally British discussion. How surprising...! Right just off for a pony, then a cuppa rosie wiv me china. - Ian PS. I confess I'm Brixton... wrong side of the river for all that malarky! |
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Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Jellied Eels & Henry's Fish a From: Steve Parkes Date: 26 Oct 01 - 07:37 AM It's the River Rea your'e on the wrong side of, Ian! |
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Subject: Lyr Add: HENRY'S FISH AND CHIPS From: The Walrus at work Date: 26 Oct 01 - 08:31 AM From a (very) faulty memory. Henry's Fish and Chips My Uncle Henry's got a Fish shop down the High Street, With marble on the Counter and a big glass door, My Uncle Henry's rather famous down the High Street, So let me tell you what he's rather famous for, One day Uncle saw his customers was gettin' thin, They'd pass his Fish and Chip shop, but they'd not come in, So Uncle stepped outside, Threw back his head and cried, In a voice as loud as Sin. Oh, Haddock or Cod or Plaice or Skate Filleted Dover Sole. Kippers or Scampi, ***** or Hake, Mackeral by the shoal, I'll tell you, Everything's fresh and newly fried Hot to the finger tips. You've never eaten til you've tried Old Henry's fish and chips. Unfortunately, that's where the memory fails. (You'd think with a name like mine, I'd remember songs about fish, wouldn't you !) Regards Walrus |
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Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Jellied Eels & Henry's Fish a From: Bugsy Date: 29 Oct 01 - 12:26 AM This is the first chance I've had to get back to Mudcat since starting this thread, (few health problems I'm afraid) so thanks to all of you for your efforts so far. Walrus, that's a great start! I'll pass that around my future gatherings and see if anyone can add to it after having their memories jogged. In the meantime if any of you can remember the rest of "Jellied Eels", I would be eternally grateful. CHeers Bugsy ps, If you don't see a posting from me in the near future, don't think that I've lost interest, Just finding it a bit dificult to spend the time on the net at the moment. CHeers again |
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Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Jellied Eels & Henry's Fish a From: Bert Date: 29 Oct 01 - 12:37 AM Now winkles and shrimps are fine I've flogged 'em since the age of nine I used to jog along with me two wheeled barra I soon realised there was something the marra There was no jellied eels on show No wonder they didn't wanna know I went out and bought a load Piled 'm up in pile and people could smell me coming a mile. Oh! Jellied eels.... |
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Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Jellied Eels & Henry's Fish a From: Bugsy Date: 29 Oct 01 - 01:37 AM bert! you're a GEM! cheers mate Bugsy |
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Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Jellied Eels & Henry's Fish a From: Anglo Date: 29 Oct 01 - 09:49 PM Tommy Steele is cited above as singing the Fish & Chip Song. He also recorded Jellied Eels which is the only place I ever heard it I think. I'm no use to this discussion as I only remembered part of the chorus. And I don't remember tihe tune to the verse. So if someone could come up with ABCs, perhaps, of these two fine songs I for one would appreciate it enormously. (I suppose Midis would do but I've never managed to translate a mudcat midi file onto my Mac). |
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Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Jellied Eels & Henry's Fish a From: Doug Chadwick Date: 24 Oct 06 - 04:37 PM Does anyone know where I could find the tune to "Jellied Eels", preferably with both verse and chorus? DC |
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Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Jellied Eels & Henry's Fish a From: Doug Chadwick Date: 25 Oct 06 - 05:05 PM Refresh |
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Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Jellied Eels & Henry's Fish a From: Doug Chadwick Date: 26 Oct 06 - 05:40 PM Refresh again |
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Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Jellied Eels & Henry's Fish a From: Doug Chadwick Date: 28 Oct 06 - 03:28 AM I'll take that as a "NO!" then. DC |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Jellied Eels -and- Henry's Fish and Chips From: GUEST,Sketchy Date: 15 May 07 - 01:09 AM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K-_Kpnc7R0 Quite a while ago, this topic, but still. :) There you go, Doug. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Jellied Eels -and- Henry's Fish and C From: Joe Offer Date: 26 May 07 - 01:48 PM So, we've got two partly-remembered songs on the table. Can anybody give us complete lyrics? -Joe, who partly-remembers thousands of songs- |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Jellied Eels -and- Henry's Fish and C From: GUEST,NemFX Date: 27 May 07 - 08:20 PM Very difficult song. Enjoy. Jellied Eels Now ever since I was a mite, I've had a whackin' appetite, My ordering for dinner would raise the rafters, I swallowed my befores as well me afters, 'Til one Sunday afternoon, They bunged something in me spoon, and I'm sure it must'a been ever since then that I've had an irresistable yearn for.. Jellied Eels~ Jellied Eels~ Wobbling about like wonky wheels, Why'd you frown and look so sickly Slide 'em down your throat and quickly Don't bean up in an empty cup now I know just how you feel When you get a taste, you won't want to waste them Lovely Jellied Eels. Now wimples and shrimps are fine I've flogged 'em since the age of nine I used to jog along with me two wheeled barra but there was something wrong, something the matta There was no jellied eels on show No wonder they didn't wanna know I went out and bought a load Piled 'm up in pile and people could smell me coming a mile. Ohh.. Jellied Eels~ Jellied Eels~ Wobbling about like wonky wheels, Why'd you frown and look so sickly Slide 'em down your throat and quickly Don't bean up in ya empty cup now I know just how you feel When you get a taste, you won't want to waste them Lovely Jellied Eels. Jellied Eels~ Jellied Eels~ Wobbling about like wonky wheels, Why'd you frown and look so sickly Slide 'em down your throat and quickly Don't bean up in ya empty cup now I know just how you feel When you get a taste, you won't want to waste them Lovely Jellied Eels. (The chorus repeats twice more while the lead singer complains about chavs with chocolate covered fingers touching things in his store..) |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Jellied Eels -and- Henry's Fish and Chips From: Bugsy Date: 28 May 07 - 12:10 AM Good on you GUEST,NemFX, but I think the word in the second verse is Winkles, and I always thought it was "Now cockles and Whelks are fine". CHeers Bugsy |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Jellied Eels -and- Henry's Fish and C From: GUEST,Mark Addison Date: 28 May 07 - 04:48 AM "Fish and Chips" was a number from the Musical Charlie Girl" the first piece of Musical Theatre I ever saw, at London's Adelphi Theatre in the 60's . The original London stage production indeed featured Joe Brown. http://www.nodanw.com/shows_c/charlie_girl.htm Not read all the thread, hope this hasn't repeated someone elses info. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Jellied Eels -and- Henry's Fish and C From: GUEST,NemFX Date: 28 May 07 - 02:00 PM I watched a Dr Who tribute video with the song in the background and transcribed as best I could. |
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Subject: Lyr Add: FISH AND CHIPS (John Taylor,David Heneker From: GUEST,'Eres your Fish and Chips Date: 01 Jun 07 - 04:32 AM FISH AND CHIPS (John Taylor / David Heneker) As sung by Joe Brown in "Charlie Girl" 1. My Uncle 'Enry's got a shop down the 'igh street With marble on the counter and a big glass door. My Uncle 'Enry's very famous down the 'igh street, So let me tell you what 'e's very famous for: 'E found one day 'is customers was getting thin. They'd pass 'is fish and chip shop but they'd not go in, So Uncle stepped outside, Threw back 'is 'ead and cried In a voice as loud as sin: CHORUS: Oh! 'Addock or cod or sprats or 'ake, Filleted Dover sole, Kippers or scampi, plaice or skate, Mackerel by the shoal—. I tell yer ev'rythin's fresh and newly fried, 'Ot to the finger tips. You've never eaten till you've tried Ol' 'Enry's fish and chips! Oi! 2. Well, Uncle 'Enry soon attracted a crowd there, All sorts of funny people like you never saw! But when they 'eard me uncle shoutin' out aloud there, They come to see what all the blinkin' noise was for. From Acton town to 'Ackney Wick an' all around, They flocked to Uncle's like it was a football ground. A fish 'e didn't sell, But still they paid 'im well, Just to 'ear 'is great new sound. CHORUS: Oh! 'Addock or cod or sprats or 'ake, Filleted Dover sole, Kippers or scampi, plaice or skate, Mackerel by the shoal— I tell yer ev'rythin's fresh and newly fried, 'Ot to the finger tips, You've never eaten till you've tried Ol' 'Enry's fish and chips! Oi! 3. Soon Uncle 'Enry was a signin' a contract For 'alf a dozen records an' TV an' all; Not only that, but someone else 'ad bin in contact An' offered him a concert at the Albert 'All But Uncle wasn't bothered by 'is rise to fame. 'E kept 'is fish and chip shop going just the same, Though now 'e made 'is cash, At 'alf a crown a bash, Singin' out 'is old refrain: CHORUS: Oh! 'Addock or cod or sprats or 'ake, Filleted Dover sole, Kippers or scampi, plaice or skate, Mackerel by the shoal— I tell yer ev'rythin's fresh and newly fried, 'Ot to the finger tips, You've never eaten till you've tried Ol' 'Enry's fish and chips! Oi! 4. Now Uncle 'Enry's clientele, they inform us, Includes eleven ministers an' one MP. Dukes and their duchesses in numbers quite enormous, An' chinless debs 'oo'd send you up the family tree! When questioned by reporters on 'is great success, 'E never makes a speech; 'e merely says, "I guess It's just because me voice Is everybody's choice Would you like to 'ear it?"—Yes! (Joe: spoken – "I thought you might") CHORUS: 'Addock or cod or sprats or 'ake, Filleted Dover sole, Kippers or scampi, plaice or skate, Mackerel by the shoal— I tell yer ev'rythin's fresh and newly fried, Hot to the finger tips, You've never eaten till you've tried Ol' 'Enry's fish and chips! Oi! (fast) CHORUS: 'Addock or cod or sprats or 'ake, Filleted Dover sole, Kippers or scampi, plaice or skate, Mackerel by the shoal— I tell yer ev'rythin's fresh and newly fried, Hot to the finger tips, You've never eaten till you've tried Ol' 'Enry's fish and chips! Oh! Ev'rything's fresh and newly fried, Hot to the finger tips. You've never eaten, never, ever eaten, Till you've tried those can't-be-beaten Uncle 'Enry's fish and chips.
[Also recorded by: Paul Nicholas; Jack Wild.] |
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Subject: Lyr Add: JELLIED EELS (from Joe Brown) From: GUEST Date: 09 Jun 07 - 08:50 PM Just to correct a couple of translation errors in the above post, the full lyrics for Joe Brown's single JELLIED EELS are as follows: JELLIED EELS As recorded by Joe Brown on "The Joe Brown Story: The Piccadilly/Pye Anthology" (1967)
Now ever since I was a mite, |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Jellied Eels -and- Henry's Fish and Chips From: GUEST,Ken Date: 14 Jul 08 - 10:44 AM The lyrics in the post immediately above are pretty much spot on - if you want to hear the song in its entirety, then here it is soundtracking a montage of David Tennant (The Mockney Cockney) as good old Docter 'Oo... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K-_Kpnc7R0 |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Jellied Eels -and- Henry's Fish and Chips From: GUEST Date: 07 Jan 09 - 06:08 AM Second verse is: Now winkles and shrimps are fine I've flogged 'em since the age of nine I used to jog along with me two-wheeled barra But there was somthing wrong there was something the marra I'd no jellied eels on show No wonder they didn't wanna know I went out, bought a load, piled 'em up in a pile And people could smell me comin' a mile off with me Jellied eels...etc |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Jellied Eels -and- Henry's Fish and Chips From: GUEST,Drumcolliher Date: 01 Jul 09 - 02:56 AM Thanks you lot. What a memory you've all got ; you're a marvel. I've been looking for these lyics for years but could never find them. Takes me right back to when I used to listen to skiffle; the likes of Joe Brown, Lonny Donnegan, and Tommy Steele. Joe and Tommy moved on into rock & roll. Joe became 'Joe Brown and his bruvvers'. It also brings back memories of "Tubby Isaacs" a London jew who sold Whelks, Winkles, and Jellied Eels out of his van-come-kiosk in the East End of London in the '60s & '70s. He sold these by the by the pint. His measuring jug was a pewter beer pint-pot. He would scoop them into that and then tip them out into a paper cup which he handed you with a plastic fork. From memory they were about 50p a pint. On his counter was the usual vinegar, salt and pepper. Boy did you need the pepper - anything to stop you hurling. Well I nearly bought-up the jellied eels which were disgusting, but his Whelks really took the biscuit. A mate made me try one of his. I got the tough heel of my first Whelk (a very large revolting marine mollusc) between my teeth and pulled like hell. It was like leather. So thinking the whole creature would be as chewy I turned it over and took a good hard bite of the top of the Whelk. Well, it burst open in my mouth with all the consistency of a fishy tasting raw egg. I haven't eaten another Whelk since! (I think all snails should be left to the French, who will eat anything including fungus dug up by pigs and horse-meat). The really strange thing is that I do love me Oysters. And much to me Trouble's surprise, I will only eat them "au Natural" wiv a little bit o' lemon juice and pepper. So thanks for the Lyrics and thanks Tubby (if your still alive) for the real experience in the East End. Now all we need is the Tunes to these great songs!! |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Jellied Eels + Henry's Fish and Chips From: GUEST Date: 09 Nov 13 - 12:23 PM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHjwiMN4KHE |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Jellied Eels + Henry's Fish and Chips From: GUEST Date: 13 Aug 15 - 03:37 AM Jellied Eels was apparently written by Lionel Bart and recorded by Joe Brown in 1960. Brilliant song. It's on Spotify now. |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Jellied Eels + Henry's Fish and Chips From: GUEST,Vlitmer Date: 29 Aug 19 - 02:42 PM I remember the very beginning: My Uncle Henry’s got a shop down the High Street With marble on the counter and a big glass door. My Uncle Henry’s very famous down the High Street So let me tell you what he’s very famous for. He found one day that customers was getting thin. They’d pass his fish and chips shop and they’d not go in. So Uncle stepped outside Threw back his head and cried In a voice as loud and sang (?) Chorus |
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Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Jellied Eels + Henry's Fish and Chips From: GUEST,Starship Date: 31 Aug 19 - 07:02 PM Melody (being sung) for Jellied Eels. |
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