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T:The Rawtenstall Annual Fair
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C:Robert Patrick Weston
C:Bert Lee
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w:Down be-hind the gas-works down in Raw-ten-stall tht's a lit-tle town in Lanc-a-shire
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w:Last sat-ur-day night me and the lads eeh bah gum he 'ad some right good cheer there was
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w:ice-cream switch-backs co-co-nuts and wax-works fig-ure eoghts and round-a-bouts
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w:Weren't we all de-light-ed when we heard the show-man shout, so roll up roll up
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w:come and see the fat girl for-ty stone of love-li-ness and ev-'ry bit her own
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w:Ee she were a big 'un, - Wi't ac-cent on the big, and all the fel-las wi' wal-king sticks kept 
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w:giv-ing her a dig. She were a great big las-sie, as did-n't know her chas-sis - Were 
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w:blown up wi' air I do de-clare. Well ev-ry-thin' were cham-pi-on, un-til some sil-ly clown, - 
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w:stabbed her with a pin said the show-man with a frown "All hands to the pumps lads, mi
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w:vess-el's go-in' down", at the Raw-ten-stall An-nu-al Fair.
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W:Down behind the gasworks, down in Rawtenstall,
W:That's a little town in Lancashire.
W:Last Saturday night, me and the lads,
W:Ee by gum we 'ad some reet good cheer.
W:There were ice creams, switch backs, coconuts, and waxworks,
W:Figure eights and roundabouts,
W:And weren't we all delighted when we heard the showman shout:
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W:"Oh, roll up, roll up, come and see the fat girl,
W:Forty stone o' loveliness and evr'y bit's her own."
W:Ee she were a big 'un, Wi't accent on the big,
W:And all the fellas wi' walking sticks kept giving her a dig.
W:She were a great big lassie, as didn't know her chassis
W:Were blown up wi' air I do declare.
W:Well everthin' were champion, until some silly clown,
W:Stabbed her with a pin - said the showman with a frown
W:"All hands to the pumps lads, mi vessel's goin' down",
W:At the Rawtenstall Annual Fair.
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W:"Roll up, roll up, see the house o' myst'ry,
W:Ladies pay a tanner to be tickled in the dark."
W:In went the lads, just for a peep,
W:The showman pulled a lever and they landed in a heap.
W:Well, down he shot 'em, right to the bottom,
W:Frills and things for ev'ryone to see.
W:There were shoutin', screamin', ev'rythin' were rife,
W:I saw some funny things I've never seen in all mi life,
W:I saw some funny things I've never seen upon mi wife,
W:At the Rawtenstall Annual Fair.
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W:"Roll up, roll up, come and see the mermaid,
W:See the lovely lady, half a woman, half a fish."
W:In went the lads, to show it wasn't swank,
W:When little Tommy Higgins put some whisky in the tank.
W:Well, she got frisky, swimmin' in the whisky,
W:And when she came up for air,
W:She bowed to the audience, gave her tail a swish,
W:Her tail it came off and she really looked delish.
W:She said "What do you want boys, a bit o' meat or fish",
W:At the Rawtenstall Annual Fair.
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W:"Roll up, roll up, see the tattoed lady,
W:See the lovely lady with the pictures on her skin."
W:In went the lads and they began to cheer,
W:To see that on her back were all the towns o' Lancashire.
W:There were Odsall Bottom, Manchester City,
W:The town hall standin' in the square.
W:There were Oldham, Bolton, Ashton-under-Lyne,
W:'Coal pit up at Burnley were lookin' mighty fine,
W:Till someone shouted "Daddy, don't go down the mine",
W:At the Rawtenstall Annual Fair.

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Song by Robert Patrick Weston and Bert Lee
Country of origin: England

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