Marie, peas and leeks
My cabbage friend below put me in mind of Marie Lloyd and her music hall number “She Sits among the Cabbages and Peas.”
Oh, she sits among the cabbages and peas
With a pretty little peapot ‘tween her knees
She’s a whiz at shelling peas
So she sits and shells with ease
Till the pretty little peapot’s full of peas.Oh, she sits among the cabbages and peas
And she talks to all the little bugs and bees.
They climb up her legs and arms
And all round her other charms.
They see lots of things nobody ever sees.Oh, she sits among the cabbages and peas
With her little dress away above her knees.
All the boys that pass her way
Stand and stare and wish that they
Were that pretty little peapot ‘tween her knees.Oh, she sits among the cabbages and peas
And the little birds are singing in the trees
Waiting till she falls asleep,
Then fly down and take a peek
At her pretty little peapot full of peas.Oh, among the cabbages and peas she sits,
And her pretty little dress so tightly fits
When she stoops to take a pea
That’s the time that you can see
That she’s got a pair of very lovely hips.Oh, she sits among the cabbages and peas,
But one day she felt so very ill at ease.
She was sitting on a hole.
In that hole there was a mole.
It’s no wonder that she felt so ill at ease.
Quote: The lyrics of “I sits among the cabbages and peas” raised some objections so on one occasion she changed them to “I sits among the cabbages and leeks” much to the delight of the audience.
You can hear it here, if you’ve a mind to.
Posted: October 19th, 2022 under history.
Comments: 3
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Comment from Uncle Al
Time: October 19, 2022, 8:37 pm
What a lovely little song!
All the boys that pass her way
Stand and stare and wish that they
Were that pretty little peapot ‘tween her knees.
Except perhaps for the water sports.
Comment from durnedyankee
Time: October 20, 2022, 12:13 am
Ah, Adult humor, where you have half a brain to appreciate the whit.
😁
I don’t get it…
Reminds me of “Lydia the tattooed lady”
Comment from dissent555
Time: October 20, 2022, 7:03 pm
yeah, lots of peas, well and good.
But how does this help the Tories select a new party leader?
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