Lily The Pink ~ Trad

[thomassneade]

Nice cover, Tony...Wish I had found your version for the proper uke chords before I uploaded my attempt...have a listen if you find time...

[spotty691]

This video makes me + my best friend laugh :L We drink a drink a drink to lily the pink the pink the pink (8)

[fabienmillion]

good job ! :D

[Kyrewood]

Really good. Where's the other voice coming from?

[casetone2514]

@Kyrewood - It's me overdubbing, post production...

[rhyzparson]

Wonderful rendition! Any chance you could publish the chords you use in this somewhere? I've been trying to work it out on my uke for ages.

[bsam20uk]

Nice job! You sing and play this very well, and your history of the song is fascinating.

[directionnnn]

she's my great great great great aunt d: i live in lynn also so i like seeing her old factory all the time. it's right by my high school :3

[LilMuppet1997]

Me again, i just listened to the original, so prefer this one, the other is terrible, at least someone can sing the song. =)

[LilMuppet1997]

I know i commented already, but i cant get enough of this, its freakin awesome, ur dam good on that instrument of yours. =D

[dogwyllie]

Very good. Enjoyed by me and my 5 year old daughter who loves this song.

[LilMuppet1997]

Dude, your awesome, plus u look like a card mate. Awesome any links to any others vids of urs like this?? =P =)

[msprague2]

I remember singing this at school it sticks with you classic song

[robswizzle]

I know the song as a Canadian song, as it was a big hit by the band The Irish Rovers in the 1970s. I was planning to bring the number to my uke night in Toronto, and was just looking for a video of the Irish Rovers. Big surprise to find you doing a great ukulele version. Nice playing style, and nice history!

[2walsall]

top man well done

[casetone2514]

@2walsall

Thanks

[gerdenshed]

Absolutely first class my friend ;0)

Mark......

[casetone2514]

@gerdenshed

Thanks Mark

[organised10]

god this brings back memories from my childhood.....great mate love your work.

[freackykit]

Great rousing folk song and informative history in write up. Thanks for sharing...great stuff

[casetone2514]

@freackykit

Thanks very much

[LilacFreak13]

go on britains got talent and i'll vote 4 u!!!

[casetone2514]

@LilacFreak13

I'll stick with YouTube

Thanks

[harlequinCT]

Excellent version. I remember being told off by my mum for singing it as a lad but not knowing why. Your info on the Lydia Pinkham version could explain that, Thanks. I hope the athletes foot clears up for you, you could try some medicinal compound but it sounds risky! Keep on rockin' or should that be keep on folkin'? I'll keep on listening

[casetone2514]

Thanks very much. Most people don't look behind lyrics to songs and some very disturbing subject matter is sung without knowing. Someone told mer that they sand this in primary school choir!

[MagikFingaz604]

im more familiar with the irish rovers version of the song, this one is mighty different

[casetone2514]

'Tis indeed! There are many many versions out there.

[smileygirl45613]

can i lick ur feet?

[casetone2514]

I have athlete's foot - but once it's cleared up, knock yourself out!

[TheLobstie]

cool voice i like it

and happy cool guy aswell

[casetone2514]

Thank you very much

[smileygirl45613]

I really like this he"ll never eat his meals. why is it called lily the pink?  i h8 mice

[casetone2514]

Thanks

There's a bit of a song history in the sidebar -→ Lily The Pink is a corruption of Lydia Pinkham

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[casetone2514]

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[smileygirl45613]

What is this?

[casetone2514]

I don't know - I can't see what you're holding from here.

[smileygirl45613]

funny...=)

[pbarre35]

one of my favorite rugby songs!

[LairOfTheRandom]

Nice one, made me and my mum smile a lot, I remember listening to this when I was younger. A very good cover of a great song.

[casetone2514]

Thanks Ashley.

[carot2003]

Funny. Like it...

[shadycush]

HA !! funny shit... I remember when they used to make us sing this in school.. your cover version is better tho bruv...

[casetone2514]

Thanks very much

[theukeofedinburgh]

I never knew there was such a long distinguished cultural history to this piece! Proof of the power of YouTube and the uke! BTW love the harmonies at the end. Trev

[casetone2514]

Thanks Trev. All songs come from somewhere - I just like to try and trace those origins as best I can.

[russbuss415]

great song Tony. nice history lesson as well

[casetone2514]

and here endeth the lesson.

Thanks Russ

[KenMiddletonUkulele]

This is such a happy song. well done, Tony.

[casetone2514]

Happy, happy, happy. That's me.

Thank you

[ukeshale]

I love that a large amount of your videos are quintessentially english. Beautiful job

[casetone2514]

Flippin' heck, Shane! Been chewing the dictionary again? Quintessentially? There's not five of me.

Thanks very much.

[EdMuirton]

My mum used to sing this when I was a kid. Great to hear it again! Excellent rendition Good Sir! Cheers!

[casetone2514]

Aren't Mums great?

Thanks Ed

[mctrmt]

Fun stuff!

Do you think it would work on swine flu?

[casetone2514]

Sing:

Poor Speedy Gonzales

Went off his tamales

when he went and caught swine flu-hoo-hoo

and so they gave him

medcinal compound

but he died with one "at-choo!"

Seems not!

Thanks M-A

[tehjummie]

Hahah that was great.

[casetone2514]

Cheers Jamie

[Zwoko]

Sweet Tune Tony

[casetone2514]

Thanks very much

[plinthman]

Tee hee, I have always loved this song. My daughter's called Lily too!

[casetone2514]

I love the name lily.

[rightonpard]

Brilliant, I remember my dad had this on vinal when I was younger, and I'm sure I had a book called lilly the pink aswell, although I may be mistaken.

[casetone2514]

Cheers

[waterdog226]

That was a fine treat!

[casetone2514]

Thanks - glad you liked it

[hoosierhiver]

Fun song!

[casetone2514]

Thanks Mike

[weegingayin]

Glorious. The enjoyment of the song was made even more delicious after reading your liner notes on the songs travels and development.

You must have done alot of research to get the time line down in chronological order.

Hats off to you sir you are a folk historian.

[casetone2514]

I am a very boring person when it comes to the history and etymology of folk songs. Bizarrely, I didn't need to do much research as I had most of that floating about in my head - sad, isn't it?

Thanks for the comment

[YoppyKyabetsu]

I really enjoyed that. Lovely harmonies, too.

[casetone2514]

Thanks a lot

[krabbers]

superb

[casetone2514]

Ta v. much

[deach69]

Cool song. Love the st-st-stammering part. What a long history lesson too.

[casetone2514]

Thanks Deach. I always say history gets harder and harder because there's more and more of it each year. But with global warming and rising sea levely Geography is getting easier every day. Swings and roundabouts.

[phillipsderek]

It's been a long time since I heard this one. Good job!

[casetone2514]

... there's probably a good reason for that.

Thanks

[BaronK69]

Fun song and great performance!

[casetone2514]

Cheers

[kennymelodica]

wow - we love it

awesome 5 stars

[casetone2514]

Wow! The Royal, "We" - Thanks very much.

[UnluckyMum]

Absolute classic ! Sssinging along (again) lol :)

[casetone2514]

Thanks a lot.

[StubyStubyDoo]

I wonderfully silly song. Eh - you don't get chart toppers like that anymore!

[casetone2514]

you coitainly don't.

Thanks