Marie Lloyd

Matilda Alice Victoria Wood (February 12, 1870 - October 7, 1922), was a British music-hall singer.

Selected Songs

• "The Boy I Love is up in the Gallery"
• "Oh! Mr Porter"
• "A Little of What you Fancy Does you Good"
• "When I Take my Morning Promenade"
• "My Old Man" aka "Follow The Van"
• This song was written by Fred W. Leigh and Charles Collins. The chorus lyrics are:

: My old man said "Follow the van,

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: And don't dilly dally on the way".

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: Off went the van wiv me 'ome packed in it,

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: I walked behind wiv me old cock linnet.

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: But I dillied and dallied, dallied and I dillied

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: Lost me way and don't know where to roam.

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: Well you can't trust a special like the old time coppers

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: When you can't find your way 'ome

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To dilly dally is to linger.

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See: http://ingeb.org/songs/myoldman.html

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