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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Me Old Game Cock From: Jim Dixon Date: 31 May 11 - 07:18 PM The British Library Archival Sound Recordings has this brief excerpt: Oh, I don't need a knocker-up; I don't need a clock, For underneath the bed I pop the old game cock. Every morning, every morning, I never oversleep, it's true, For out I go when the cock begin to crow, With 'is cocky-ocky-ocky-doodle-doo. And here is the description from the catalogue: Duration: 00:00:36 Shelf mark: 1CDR0010662 (copy of C1002/89) Subjects: English folk songs and music (Suffolk); Music hall Recording date: 1973 Collection: Keith Summers Collection Recording locations: Worlingworth Swan, Worlingworth, Suffolk, England, UK Performers: Arthur Recordists: Summers, Keith Description: Item notes: First line: Oh I don't need a knocker up, I don't need a clock. Short ditty. Possibly the same song as 'Every morning' (Roud Folk Song Index No. 10733). Recording notes: Mono They give it the title COCKY-OCKY-OCKY-DOODLE-DOO but I suspect that is arbitrary. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Me Old Game Cock From: Ann N Date: 25 May 11 - 02:48 AM :) Haven't heard that for ages :) ...... caused mental thread drift and set me looking for Jake Thackray's 'The Bantam Cock' |
Subject: Lyr Add: ME OLD GAME COCK From: Jim Dixon Date: 24 May 11 - 12:17 PM I found this at the web site of Tom & Barbara Brown who sing it on their album "West Country Night Out." They don't indicate who wrote it or where they got it. It looks like a music-hall song to me, but I have not succeeded in finding any references to it in my usual sources. ME OLD GAME COCK 1. I used to oversleep meself each morn, I never got up early since the day that I was born, Then last week I had a bright idea; I went to Molton market just to make it clear; I bought a big red rooster, the sort that doesn't lay, 'Cos then I thought that he could wake me up each day. CHORUS: Every morning, every morning, everything is quite alright, I don't need a knocker-up and I don't need a clock, For underneath me bed I keep my old game cock; Every morning, every morning I never oversleeps, 'tis true, For out I go when the cock begins to crow, Cock cock cock-a-doodle doo. 2. Now I thought this rooster led a lonely life, So I went and bought a hen for him and made them man and wife; Each night she sleeps in the baby's cot, She sits on the water bottle, nice and hot, So now I gets me breakfast when I get out of bed, 'Cos on the water bottle is a nice boiled egg. 3. So all you maidens that have just got wed, If you've got a husband that you can't get out of bed, Take my tip and you will all rejoice, Just get a good old rooster with a tenor voice, And when he hears his love song, he'll get out quick, you bet, So join me in this chorus and you won't forget. |
Subject: RE: Old Game Cock From: Barry Date: 16 Feb 97 - 11:00 PM There is a song "I Went To Market" to buy a , and the chorus goes cock, cock ,cock a doodle do and after every farmers cock did my cock crow. This comes from the Watersons, I thought it might have some intrest to you. good luck |
Subject: Old Game Cock From: clansfolk@msn.com Date: 18 Jan 97 - 05:34 PM This one's is for me! Whilst in Cheddar this year, at the White hart Folk Club we heard a song about an old game cock (tried searching but got some rather strange results!!!!!) chorus something like:-
every morning, every morning, everything it quiet alright Or something similar ( It was late, noisy and I had a half a shandy!) Anyone help with the rest and the chorus if wrong? Thanks, Pete clansfolk@msn.com |
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