Biography:
Lonnie Donegan MBE (29 April 1931 – 3 November 2002) was a British "skiffle" musician, with more than 20 UK Top 30 hits to his name. He is referred to as the "King of Skiffle" and is often cited as a large influence on the generation of British musicians who became famous in the 1960s.
Donegan was born as Anthony James Donegan in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of a professional violinist. His ethnic mix was Scottish/Irish. He moved with his mother to London at an early age, after his parents divorced.
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Now here's a little story to tell it is a must
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About an unsung hero that moves away your dust
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Some people make a fortune other's earn a mint
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My old man don't earn much In fact he's flippin' skint
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Oh my old man's a dustman he wears a dustman's hat
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He wears cor blimey trousers and he lives in a council flat
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He looks a proper narner in his great big hob nailed boots
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He's got such a job to pull em up that he calls them daisy roots
Some folks give tips at Christmas and some of them forget
So when he picks their bins up he spills some on the steps
Now one old man got nasty and to the council wrote
Next time my old man went 'round there he punched him up the throat
Oh my old man's a dustman he wears a dustman's hat
He wears cor blimey trousers and he lives in a council flat
spoken I say I say Duncan I 'er I found a police dog in my dustbin
How do you know he's a police dog He had a policeman with him
Though my old man's a dustman he's got a heart of gold
He got married recently though he's years old
We said 'Ear Hang on Dad you're getting past your prime'
He said 'Well when you get to my age it helps to pass the time'
Oh my old man's a dustman he wears a dustman's hat
He wears cor blimey trousers and he lives in a council flat
spoken I say I say I say My dustbins full of lillies
Well throw 'em away then I can't Lilly's wearing them
Now one day while in a hurry he missed a lady's bin
He hadn't gone but a few yards when she chased after him
What game do you think you're playing' she cried right from the heart
You've missed me am I too late ' 'No jump up on the cart'
Oh my old man's a dustman he wears a dustman's hat
He wears cor blimey trousers and he lives in a council flat
spoken I say I say I say What you again My dustbin's absolutely full with toadstools
How do you know it's full 'Cos there's not much room inside
He found a tiger's head one day nailed to a piece of wood
The tiger looked quite miserable but I suppose it should
Just then from out a window a voice began to wail
He said Oi Where's me tiger head Four foot from it's tail
Oh my old man's a dustman he wears a dustman's hat
He wears cor blimey trousers and he lives in a council flat
Next time you see a dustman looking all pale and sad
Don't kick him in the dustbin it might be my old dad
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