Hi-Tiddley-Hi-Ti.

Seq - Dr. J.Pitt-Payne. Kar - Bunty Pritchard Jones. July 2000.

I've had a fair Bank Holiday,
Things with me lately have been gay;

First I dodged the Tax Collector,
then I did the Gas Inspector,

Then with the lodger, my dear wife,
Eloped with the children, on my life!

So to hide my woe and strife,
I thought I'd have a lark.

So in half a tick I toddled round,
toddled home,

and some pals I quickly found,
good and sound,

Soon our joys and cares we drowned,
you be bound,

I was so gay,
I swore I'd pay,
And to them made remark.

All of you come along with me,
I'm for a rare old, fine old spree,

Ev'rybody here's invited,
come with me,
I'll see you righted;

All of you come, you must be dry,
Hi~Tidd~ley~hi~ti~hi~ti~hi!

Come along and wet your eye,
for I'm all right.

All of you come along with me,
I'm for a rare old, fine old spree,

Ev'rybody here's invited,
come with me,
I'll see you righted;

All of you come, you must be dry,
Hi~Tidd~ley~hi~ti~hi~ti~hi!

Come along and wet your eye,
for I'm all right.

Down to the West I went with ten
good solid lasting, fasting men;

Arm in arm we started strolling,
soon the blessed lot were rolling.

Dear little girls from near and far
said, with a smile, "Ah! There you are."

Then I asked them to the bar
as they all look'd so dry;

There were fourteen girls
with golden hair,
oh! so fair,

Twenty cab men standing there
did a stare,

All came in to have a share,
take their fare,

And for the lot upon the spot
for drinks I had to cry.

All of you come along with me,
I'm for a rare old, fine old spree,

Ev'rybody here's invited,
come with me I'll see you righted;

All of you come, you must be dry,
Hi~Tidd~ley~hi~ti~hi~ti~hi!

Come along and wet your eye,
for I'm all right.

All of you come along with me,
I'm for a rare old, fine old spree,

Ev'rybody here's invited,
come with me I'll see you righted;

All of you come, you must be dry,
Hi~Tidd~ley~hi~ti~hi~ti~hi!

Come along and wet your eye,
for I'm all right.

After I'd treated half the town,
I tried to borrow half a crown.

Ask'd my pals, but each old crony
swore to goodness 'he was stony'.

I, being fairly on the job,
asked a policeman for a bob,

But he tapped me on the nob
and told me I was tight;

Then my pals came round
their tempers rose,
came to blows,

Someone struck the policeman's nose.
such a nose!

He call'd "Help!" as you'll suppose,
oh! our woes,

Then ran us in and with a grin,
he shouted with delight.

All of you come along with me,
you've had a rare old fine old spree,

Ev'rybody here's invited,
come with me, I'll see you righted;

All of you come, you must be dry,
Hi~Tidd~ley~hi~ti~hi~ti~hi!

Come along and wet your eye,
for I'm all right.

All of you come along with me,
you've had a rare old fine old spree,

Ev'rybody here's invited,
come with me, I'll see you righted;

All of you come, you must be dry,
Hi~Tidd~ley~hi~ti~hi~ti~hi!

Come along and wet your eye,
for I'm all right.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano1
piano2
Hi-Tiddley-Hi-Ti
sung by
Charles Godfrey
Composed by
George Le Brunn
Written by
E. W. Rogers
MIDI
Doug Grierson - Research
Sequenced by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
Karaoke by
Bunty Pritchard Jones
Hi-Tiddley-Hi-Ti Music-Hall sec Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK 25 July 2000

Hi-tiddley-hi-ti sung by Charles Godfrey comp: George Le Brunn words:E W Rogers