They All Went Marching In 1911 Billy Williams

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 22Apr2025
2025

Six old boys went out one day,
and whilst upon their way
a girl outside a butcher's shop,
cried "Legs are cheap today."

So the all went marching in,
for a couple of legs no doubt,
but she wouldn't show them
what they wanted to see,
so they all came marching out.

Six old boys went further on,
and something they espied
a card up in a Grocer's window,
"Families supplied."

And they all went marching in
and caused a shock no doubt,
they ordered a couple of kids apiece.
Then they all came marching out.

Six old boys all arm in arm,
thought they would make a call
and spend a happy half an hour
inside a Music Hall.

So they all went marching in
to hear some songs no doubt
when a girl sang
"Put me in my little bed."
They all came marching out.

Off they went a rambling
and they didn't care a sou,
suddenly they shopped right by
the doorway of the Zoo.

So they all went marching in
in a cage they heard a shout
the monkeys swore they were
after ter their job,
so they all came marching out.

Soon it started raining,
but they didn't make a fuss,
the six old jolly fellows went
and hailed a passing bus.

And they all went marching in,
out of the rain no doubt
the Conductor said,
"Close up Ladies please,"
so they all came marching out.

Six old boys went on their way,
each full of little tricks,
they passed a Hall
a chap was making
a speech on Politics.

And they all went marching in,
to hear a speech no doubt,
but as soon as the speaker there
mentioned "work,"
they all came marching out.

Six old boys felt peckish soon,
and so they made a stop,
they saw a lovely little maid,
inside a pastry shop.

So they all went marching in,
they were hungry without doubt,
they each had a couple of raspberry tarts,
they they all came marching out.

Six old boys got tired, and then,
the whole lot in a batch
stopped by some gates, where it read
"Come and see The Cricket match."

And they all went marching in,
the Batsmen were great no doubt,
but they hadn't got one
like "Trumper" there,
so they all came marching out.

Whilst walking up the street,
they came across a penny show,
"The fattest girl the World has seen,"
she weighed a ton or so,

and they all went marching in,
she was fat without a doubt,
they measured her round the arms,
and then they all came marching out.

Soft karaoke
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They All Went Marching In 1911 Billy Williams
Lyrics & Music by Chas Hilbury & Fred Godfrey
© 1911 by Collin & Williams
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Monday 22 April 2025 at 14.17
in association with Torquil Syme
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James Pitt-Payne