Has Anybody Seen My Tiddler 1910

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 26 August 2012
2012

I've been a fishing
with some boys today
Fished in the little pond
that's down our way
I stood like so,
and soon you know
I caught a little tiddler
with a nice soft roe
Oh how it wriggled
in the jamjar
There were tears
in it's eyes of blue
Now I'm unhappy
'cos I've lost it
So excuse me asking you.

Has anybody seen my tiddler?
Tiddle, iddle, iddle, iddle, iddler
I caught that little fish
with some cotton and a pin
Oh how I laughed
when I dragged him in
But coming home,
Oh dear oh!
That rude boy Dicky Diddler
He poked his fingers
in my galipot
And pinched my tiddler.

Has anybody seen my tiddler?
Tiddle, iddle, iddle, iddle, iddler
I caught that little fish
with some cotton and a pin
Oh how I laughed
when I dragged him in
But coming home,
Oh dear oh!
That rude boy Dicky Diddler
He poked his fingers
in my galipot
And pinched my tiddler.

Young Dicky Diddler
who was by my side
Stirred up the water
and the fish all guyed
And you can bet,
I was upset
When Dicky pushed me in the pond,
my socks got wet
I said 'I'm going
to tell your Father
And we'll soon be on equal terms'
He called me names
to get his own back
And he collared all my worms.

Has anybody seen my tiddler?
Tiddle, iddle, iddle, iddle, iddler
I caught that little fish
with some cotton and a pin
Oh how I laughed
when I dragged him in
But coming home,
Oh dear oh!
That rude boy Dicky Diddler
He poked his fingers
in my galipot
And pinched my tiddler.

Has anybody seen my tiddler?
Tiddle, iddle, iddle, iddle, iddler
I caught that little fish
with some cotton and a pin
Oh how I laughed
when I dragged him in
But coming home,
Oh dear oh!
That rude boy Dicky Diddler
He poked his fingers
in my galipot
And pinched my tiddler.

Soon as the tiddler came
and took my hook
Young Dicky Diddler
gave an envious look
I laughed Ha, Ha,
but he went 'Yah'
And tried to kick the bottom
out of my jamjar
He said he'd follow me
to my street
And he stuck to me
just like glue
All of a sudden tho'
I missed him
And I missed my tiddler too.

Has anybody seen my tiddler?
Tiddle, iddle, iddle, iddle, iddler
I caught that little fish
with some cotton and a pin
Oh how I laughed
when I dragged him in
But coming home,
Oh dear oh!
That rude boy Dicky Diddler
He poked his fingers
in my galipot
And pinched my tiddler.

Has anybody seen my tiddler?
Tiddle, iddle, iddle, iddle, iddler
I caught that little fish
with some cotton and a pin
Oh how I laughed
when I dragged him in
But coming home,
Oh dear oh!
That rude boy Dicky Diddler
He poked his fingers
in my galipot
And pinched my tiddler.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Has Anybody Seen My Tiddler 1910
sung by Millie Payne
by A.J.Mills & Frank W.Carter
© 1910 by The Star Music Publishing Co.Ltd. London
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Sunday 26 August 2012 at 13.30
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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score courtesy The Late Doug Grierson
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