Jim Adams is the host for Song Lyric Sunday. This week’s theme is Country Music.
Welcome to the world of Country Music, but not as you know it. Forget Stetsons and slide guitar because today we are embracing Scrumpy and Western.
This is a style of music from the West Country of England, which is my neck of the woods, and I was raised on it. Rousing choruses of Blackbird were often heard emanating from our house.
And when I got to the (legal) age of buying alcohol, Drink up Thy Cider became my new anthem.
Cider (or scrumpy, as it is fondly known) is not a gentle apple drink in the UK, but a weapon of mass destruction that renders most humans immobile. I haven’t touched a drop in over twenty years: I value a functioning liver.
But here’s a rural treat with Adge Cutler and his Wurzels singing a naughty little number about going there twice daily.
When I were a lad I were so glad to go out in the daytime
With me fork and a bottle and a cork to help out in the hay time
While tossin’ hay upon the mound met young Lucy Bailey
And I said my dear, are you often here, she said, yes sir, twice daily
We had such fun in the summer sun, Lucy were so thrillin’
Sweet and pure but I weren’t sure that young maid were willin’
Till one day among the hay we was working gaily
She up’s and slips and zummut rips and I went there twice daily
(Oh Ah Oh I did too)
She said dear I do feel queer think I outa tell ee
Tant new bread she sadly said that swelling up me belly
Told her go to Doctor Joe off she went so gaily
He gave a dollop of a gurt thick jollop and said take this twice daily
(Orrible stuff twere )
Now Lucy’s dad were very mad, chased I ’round the hay mound
Said my son you’ve had your fun, the time has come to pay now
My girl you’ll wed, the old man said as he waved his shotgun gaily
If you don’t, he says, I’ll put some lead and you won’t go there twice daily
(Ow painful that)
Well the very next day in the month of May held the ceremony
Paid off the vicar with a gallon of liquor, rode to church on a pony
And the village folks from miles around waved and shouted gaily
There’s no doubt you’ll get found out if you goes there twice daily
(They were right too (I did)
Now to Lucy’s joy she had a boy, what a little darlin’
Round and fat as a Cheshire cat, perky as a starlin’
Skin were smooth as a cider jar and they called him Buster Bailey
Fed him on swedes and charlock weeds and a pint of scrump twice daily
(Fat little bleeder too)
Now weem old, our story’s told, forty years together
And we often stray where we tossed the hay in that old time summer weather
Kids we’ve got full ten or more, we goes on quite gaily
Tho’ I’m old and grey when I’ve gets me way I still go there twice daily
Songwriter: Adge Cutler
© EMI Records
Ella Craig 
Great choice …thinking outside the box! Love it!! 💜💜
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Thanks, WD!
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A pleasure did see I threw James Blunt into the mix 💜💜💜
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I did, you naughty minx! Not a massive fan of JB, but well done you for bending the rules so well!
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Really I have to admit I have a very soft spot for him…
He has the great ability to laugh at himself and put down the haters he has on twitter with a smile 😂😂
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Weird the way so many people actively hate him – it’s one thing to not like someone’s music but to extend that dislike to the musician is odd behaviour indeed.
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Yes and he’s a really nice chap, been a serving soldier, does loads for charity …I think people are just jealous .
Here’s one of his up yours videos …not up yours personally 😂😂😂
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That was so funny – the perfect up yours! Loved the guy with the bleeding ears🤣🤣🤣
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Yes it bang on , I loved all the characters especially the one with the metal baseball bat …
Who had a change of heart..
Plus it’s a good song and meant to be cheesy 😂😂😂😂
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Cheesy is good – otherwise we might take ourselves too seriously.
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We might but the lovely James won’t 💜💜
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😂😂😂
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Ella your video was unavailable over here, but I found this one.
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That’s annoying! But cheers, Jim, for finding a vid that does play!
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I wanted to listen to your song so it was no trouble at all.
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Lou also couldn’t play the wretched thing, so I’ve added a few more links in case he can’t see yours either. Happy days!
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with great frustration it says not available for the clip!
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It’s a pain in the bum! Hopefully one of these will play…
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That was fun! I’ve never heard of the band before.
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Oh yes. West Country. What a great twist Ella! The lyrics were funny I just wish I could’ve opened the video. It wasn’t available unfortunately. ☺️💕
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The link for the video is a lazy little devil who doesn’t like working. I did post a few other links in a previous comment – may be one of those will play – fingers crossed!
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