At Mary Ellen's Hot Pot Party 1932 Gracie Fields

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 22 May 2006
2006

We had a bit o' fun up t'North
by Gum! we did an' all
when last week Mary Ellen gave a "do"
she gave a "Hot Pot" party
ev'ryone was asked to call
and they rolled up
in a crowd to see it thro'
We had nobility
from ev'ry part of Lancashire
they rattled up in clogs and evening dress.
We'd all the Peers of Preston
and the swells o' Stalybridge
an' we'd barrow loads
fra' BarrowinFurness...

At Mary Ellen's Hot Pot Party
the lads and lassies all
were gay and hearty
everyone was theer
cream of Lancashire
we'd the Rajah o' Runcorn
and the Prince o' Wigan Pier.
Somebody filled the washhand jug
wi' Ale reet up to t'spout
we used it as a Loving Cup
and handed it about
and t'knocker up he knocked it back
until it knocked him out
at Mary Ellen's Hot Pot Do.

At Mary Ellen's Hot Pot Party
the lads and lassies all
were gay and hearty
everyone was theer
cream of Lancashire
we'd the Rajah o' Runcorn
and the Prince o' Wigan Pier.
Somebody filled the washhand jug
wi' Ale reet up to t'spout
we used it as a Loving Cup
and handed it about
and t'knocker up he knocked it back
until it knocked him out
at Mary Ellen's Hot Pot Do.

The Hot Pot filled the room with steam
'twas just like washing day
and people had to grope their way about.
The table cloth was perfect
well except for one big hole
where someone had cut the crossword puzzle out!
As she was dishing out the Hot Pot
Mary Ellen said:
"There'll be enough to go around, I hope
I made it in the HipBath,"
then John Willie tasted his,
and said: "Eh, tha' might have taken out the soap!"

At Mary Ellen's Hot Pot Party
the lads and lassies all
were gay and hearty
everyone was theer
cream of Lancashire
we'd the Rajah o' Runcorn
and the Prince o' Wigan Pier.
Somebody filled the washhand jug
wi' Ale reet up to t'spout
we used it as a Loving Cup
and handed it about
and t'knocker up he knocked it back
until it knocked him out
at Mary Ellen's Hot Pot Do.

At Mary Ellen's Hot Pot Party
the lads and lassies all
were gay and hearty
everyone was theer
cream of Lancashire
we'd the Rajah o' Runcorn
and the Prince o' Wigan Pier.
Somebody filled the washhand jug
wi' Ale reet up to t'spout
we used it as a Loving Cup
and handed it about
and t'knocker up he knocked it back
until it knocked him out
at Mary Ellen's Hot Pot Do.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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At Mary Ellen's Hot Pot Party 1932 Gracie Fields
Music by Harry Tilsley
Lyrics by Robert Hargreaves & Stanley J. Damerell
© MCMXXXII by Cecil Lennox Ltd., London
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Monday 22 May 2006 at 14.31
in association with Doug Grierson
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