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Horsey Horsey
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Wikipedia article
'Horsey, horsey' is a comedy song written in 1937 by Paddy Roberts, Elton Box, Desmond Cox and Ralph Butler and which was made popular by Jack Jackson, Billy Cotton and Henry Hall.NME artists, http://www.nme.com/artists/paddy-roberts, retrieved 17/04/09.
Original lyrics:
[Verse 1]
:Farmer Grey's got a one-horse shay
:He takes to town on market day
:travelling home while the lights are low
:He sings this song and away they go
[Chorus]
:Horsey, horsey don't you stop
:Just let your feet go clipity clop,
:Your tail goes swish and your wheels go round,
:Giddy up, we're homeward bound.
:Horsey horsey on your way
:We've got a journey of many a day
:Your tail goes swish and your wheels go round,
:Giddy up, we're homeward bound.
:We ain't in a hustle
:We ain't in a bustle
:Don't go tearing up the road
:We ain't in a hurry
:We ain't in a flurry
:And we ain't got a very heavy load
:so
:Horsey horsey on your way
:We've got a journey of many a day
:Your tail goes swish and your wheels go round,
:Giddy up, we're homeward bound.
[Verse 2]
:Going home, when they get half way
:They call a halt at the "Load of Hay"
:He has just one, then he has one more
:And you'll hear him singing after three or four.
[Chorus]
:Horsey, horsey don't you stop
:Just let your feet go clipity clop,
:Your tail goes swish and your wheels go round,
:Giddy up, we're homeward bound.
:Horsey horsey on your way
:We've got a journey of many a day
:Your tail goes swish and your wheels go round,
:Giddy up, we're homeward bound."
:We ain't in a hustle
:We ain't in a bustle
:Don't go tearing up the road
:We ain't in a hurry
:We ain't in a flurry
:And we ain't got a very heavy load
:so
:Horsey horsey on your way
:We've got a journey of many a day
Your tail goes swish and your wheels go round,
:Giddy up, we're homeward bound.
:You don't need the whip now goodness knows
:You don't need the reins so I'll take a little doze
:Horsey horsey on your way
:We've got a journey of many a day
Your tail goes swish and your wheels go round,
:Giddy up, we're homeward bound.
The chorus is mostly sung as a round and the verses not sung.
The chorus of the song was sung by Ruth Madoc (as Gladys Pugh) in an episode of the BBC TV situation comedy, 'Hi-de-Hi!' ('The Pay Off', 1982), set in a holiday camp in the late 1950s.
Sources
Original sheet music: "Horsey! Horsey!" Published by The Sun Music Co. Ltd. London WC2 and printed in London England by The Compton Printing Works (London) Ltd.
Category:Comedy songs
Category:Songs with lyrics by Ralph Butler
Category:1937 songs
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