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Lyr Req: 'Our Annie's very fat, and she thought...

06 Mar 06 - 03:50 AM (#1686232)
Subject: Lyr Req: one for weight watchers?
From: Paul Burke

Maybe a case for Dave the Gnome...This came to mind, and I can't find it in DT or the forum. Sung by my Dad, Salford 50s/60s:

Our Annie's very fat
And she thought she'd have to get thin again,
All the neighbours told her that
She'd have to go to Doctor Finnegan,
Finnegan told her what to do,
Charged her half a crown-
He said, if you want to get rid of your fat,
You'll have to melt it down...


Anyone know any more?


07 Mar 06 - 03:33 AM (#1687003)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One for Dave the Gnome perhaps
From: Paul Burke

Fresh


07 Mar 06 - 04:33 AM (#1687028)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One for Dave the Gnome perhaps
From: Dave the Gnome

Thanks, Paul:-) I only remember -

"There was an old man caled Michael Finnigan
He grew whiskers on his chinigan
The wind came out and blew them in again
Poor old Michael Finnigan"

Guess they could be incorporated - Or were they two completely different songs?

Cheers

DtG


07 Mar 06 - 05:21 AM (#1687053)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One for Dave the Gnome perhaps
From: Paul Burke

No, different- the tune's (I think) "Kerfoozalum" or a bit like it, and the whole thing sounds like one of those (perhaps) home grown local music-hall things like "Down Came the Blind" etc.


08 Mar 06 - 08:29 AM (#1688182)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One for Dave the Gnome perhaps
From: Dave the Gnome

I'll ask Mrs G - She has a better erm, thingy, whasit, than me.

:D


14 Mar 06 - 11:14 AM (#1693215)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One for Dave the Gnome perhaps
From: Dave the Gnome

No luck, I'm afraid, Paul:-( Asked round at the club last night as well and it didn't ring any bells.

Funny thing is that I was brought up (well, dragged up then!) in Swinton, the whole of 2 miles from Salford, and we didn't like Salford people:-0 Perhaps playground rhymes were very regional indeed!

Keep us posted if you find any more though and thanks for sharing it with us anyway:-)

Cheers

Dave


24 Mar 21 - 08:24 PM (#4099137)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Our Annie's very fat, and she thought...
From: GUEST,#

Mama Lisa's site

https://www.mamalisa.com/?t=es&p=420


24 Mar 21 - 08:32 PM (#4099140)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Our Annie's very fat, and she thought...
From: GUEST,#

See the Mudcat thread

https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=60574