Like The 'Big Pots' Do.

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

Isn't it disgusting how some vulgar folks behave,
When they sit down to eat their food?

My father was a BAKER,
so I'm quite WELL BREAD, you see,

And no one's more particular,
when eating food than me.

To give you information I am able
On how you should behave when you're at table.

Never use your fingers when you're eating stew,
Wipe your plate with bread, just like the "Big Pots" do,

Peas should not be eaten with your knife, it's true;
Eat them from the saucepan like the "Big Pots" do.

Never put both elbows on the table when you eat,
Leave a bit of room for other folks to "park" their feet.

Always hold your kipper with one hand, not two,
And wave it while you're talking like the "Big Pots" do!

Never use your fingers when you're eating stew,
Wipe your plate with bread, just like the "Big Pots" do,

Peas should not be eaten with your knife, it's true;
Eat them from the saucepan like the "Big Pots" do.

Never put both elbows on the table when you eat,
Leave a bit of room for other folks to "park" their feet.

Always hold your kipper with one hand, not two,
And wave it while you're talking like the "Big Pots" do!

You should all remember when you're eating your dessert,
That TRIPE is not a HOT~HOUSE FRUIT.

And when you're eating oranges,
mind where you shoot the pips,

And hold the paper gracefully
when eating fish and chips.

Don't call attention to your host's carbuncle,
Or remind him of the day they hang'd his uncle.

Never use your fingers when you're eating stew,
Wipe your plate with bread, just like the "Big Pots" do,

Peas should not be eaten with your knife, it's true;
Eat them from the saucepan like the "Big Pots" do.

Never put both elbows on the table when you eat,
Leave a bit of room for other folks to "park" their feet.

Always hold your kipper with one hand, not two,
And wave it while you're talking like the "Big Pots" do!

Never use your fingers when you're eating stew,
Wipe your plate with bread, just like the "Big Pots" do,

Peas should not be eaten with your knife, it's true;
Eat them from the saucepan like the "Big Pots" do.

Never put both elbows on the table when you eat,
Leave a bit of room for other folks to "park" their feet.

Always hold your kipper with one hand, not two,
And wave it while you're talking like the "Big Pots" do!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano1
piano2
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Like The "Big Pots" Do
1929
Words and music
by
J. P. Long
in a society of its day which was fairly
riddled with a class structure which provided the
great divide between the 'have's' and the 'have-nots'
this kind of song stood the test of the music-halls
as it poked fun at the money-classes
and proved itself the breeding ground for the
nouveau-riche it spawned in post-war Britain.
Table manners are still a great 'thing'
with us Brits and I still measure the worth
of a person by the way they hold
their knife and fork
because it was the way I was 'brung up!
MIDI
Doug Grierson - Research
Dr. James Pitt-Payne in London UK - sequence
Bunty Pritchard Jones - Karaoke
Like the "Big Pots" Do 1929 seq Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK 19 July 2000

Like the "Big Pots" Do 1929 words and music by J. P. Long