My Old Man (Said Follow The Van) / Songs and Lyrics

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T:My Old Man (Said Follow The Van)
C:C Collins
C:F W Leigh (1919)
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w:We had to move a-way 'Cos the rent we couldn-'t pay. The
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w:mo-ving van came round just af-ter dark. * There was
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w:me and my old man, Sho-ving things ins-ide the van, Which we'd
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w:of-ten done be-fore, let me re-mark. * We packed
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w:all that could be packed In the van, and that's a fact. And we
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w:got in-side all we could get in-side. * Then we
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w:packed all we could pack On the tail-board at the back, Till there
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w:was-n't a-ny room for me to ride. *
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w:My old man said: "Fol-ler the van, And 
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w:don't dil-ly-dal-ly on the way".
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w:Off went the van with me home packed in it.
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w:I walked be'-ind with my old cock lin-net. But i
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w:dil-lied and dal-lied, Dal-lied and dil-lied;
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w:Lost me way and don't know where to roam. * I
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w:stopped on the way to have the old half quart-ern, and I
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w:can't find my way home.
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W:We had to move away 'Cos the rent we couldn't pay.
W:The moving van came round just after dark.
W:There was me and my old man, Shoving things inside the van,
W:Which we'd often done before, let me remark.
W:We packed all that could be packed In the van, and that's a fact.
W:And we got inside all that we could get inside.
W:Then we packed all we could pack On the tailboard at the back,
W:Till there wasn't any room for me to ride.
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W:My old man said: "Foller the van, And don't dilly-dally on the way".
W:Off went the van with me home packed in it.
W:I walked be'ind with my old cock linnet.
W:But I dillied and dallied, Dallied and dillied;
W:Lost me way and don't know where to roam.
W:I stopped on the way to have the old half quartern,
W:And I can't find my way home.
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W:I gave a helping hand With the marble wash hand-stand,
W:And straight, we wasn't getting on so bad.
W:All at once, the car-man bloke Had an accident and broke,
W:Well, the nicest bit of china that we had.
W:You'll understand, of course, I was cross about the loss.
W:Same as any other human woman would.
W:But I soon got over that, What with "two out" and a chat,
W:'Cos it's little things like that what does you good.
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W:Oh! I'm in such a mess. I don't know the new address -
W:Don't even know the blessed neighbourhood.
W:And I feel as if I might Have to stay out here all night.
W:And that ain't a goin' to do me any good.
W:I don't make no complaint But I'm coming over faint,
W:What I want now's a good substantial feed,
W:And I sort 'o kind 'o feel, If I don't soon have a meal,
W:I shall have to rob the linnet of its seed!

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