She is my Daisy, my bonnie Daisy, she's the sweetest sugar candy and she's very fond of Sandy, And I weary For my dearie, I would rather lose my spurs than lose my Daisy.
Scottish performer and songwriter, Sir Harry Lauder, popularized Scottish-themed songs as he trod the boards of U.K. music halls. Many of his songs concerned fair Scottish ladies and were rousing ballads about the joys of loving these plucky lasses.
His song, “She’s My Daisy,” became instantly popular and was featured in many films. Here’s a clip of Greer Garson singing the song in her 1942 film, Random Harvest.
She is my Daisy, my bonnie Daisy, she's the sweetest sugar candy and she's very fond of Sandy, And I weary For my dearie, I would rather lose my spurs than lose my Daisy.
Scottish performer and songwriter, Sir Harry Lauder, popularized Scottish-themed songs as he trod the boards of U.K. music halls. Many of his songs concerned fair Scottish ladies and were rousing ballads about the joys of loving these plucky lasses.
His song, “She’s My Daisy,” became instantly popular and was featured in many films. Here’s a clip of Greer Garson singing the song in her 1942 film, Random Harvest.
Here, we have another of George Cooke’s fantastic caricatures of Edwardian Music Hall celebrities. This example depicts the great entertainer Harry Lauder performing his song “The Saftest of the Family” at the Grand Theatre of Varieties, Hanley, during the week of August 18, 1905. While performing this song, Lauder dressed as an overgrown schoolboy who recounted to his instructor the reasons for his awful behavior.
Lauder sang most of the songs for which he was famous while at Hanley, including: “She’s ma Daisy’”and “Stop yer Tickling Jock.” Hmmm…
She is my Daisy, my bonnie Daisy, she's the sweetest sugar candy and she's very fond of Sandy, And I weary For my dearie, I would rather lose my spurs than lose my Daisy.
Scottish performer and songwriter, Sir Harry Lauder, popularized Scottish-themed songs as he trod the boards of U.K. music halls. Many of his songs concerned fair Scottish ladies and were rousing ballads about the joys of loving these plucky lasses.
His song, “She’s My Daisy,” became instantly popular and was featured in many films. Here’s a clip of Greer Garson singing the song in her 1942 film, Random Harvest.
Two little boys had two little toys Each had a wooden horse Gaily they played each summer's day Warriors both of course One little chap then had a mishap Broke off his horse's head Wept for his toy then cried with joy As his young playmate said
Did you think I would leave you crying When there's room on my horse for two Climb up here Jack and don't be crying I can go just as fast with two When we grow up we'll both be soldiers And our horses will not be toys And I wonder if we'll remember When we were two little boys
Long years had passed, war came so fast Bravely they marched away Cannon roared loud, and in the mad crowd Wounded and dying lay Up goes a shout, a horse dashes out Out from the ranks so blue Gallops away to where Joe lay Then came a voice he knew
Did you think I would leave you dying When there's room on my horse for two Climb up here Joe, we'll soon be flying I can go just as fast with two Did you say Joe I'm all a-tremble Perhaps it's the battle's noise But I think it's that I remember When we were two little boys
Do you think I would leave you dying There's room on my horse for two Climb up here Joe, we'll soon by flying Back to the ranks so blue Can you feel Joe I'm all a tremble Perhaps it's the battle's noise But I think it's that I remember When we were two little boys
“Two Little Boys" was written in 1902 by American composer Theodore Morse with lyricist Edward Madden. The song became a popular music hall song both in the U.S., but especially in the U.K, after being performed by the celebrated Harry Lauder. The lyrics tell the story of two boys who grow up to fight in the American Civil War.
In 1969, it became a surprise hit single for U.K. entertainer Rolf Harris who came across the song during a tour of Arnhem Land with his wife and daughter. Mr. Harris, during the trip, visited with one Ted Egan who sang him this song, which Rolf recorded on tape.
Upon his return to England, Mr. Harris realized that he lost the tape and called Mr. Egan who, from twelve thousand miles away in Canberra, sang the song over the phone. Rolf Harris then performed the song on a live television program and the response was so great that he decided to record it.
See note below for iPad users.*
*As I discover new things about the compatabilty of YouTube movies and the iPad, I did notice that clicking on the play arrow in the middle of this video image will get you an error. You can bypass this by, instead, clicking on the YouTube logo at the bottom right of the graphic window. This will open the movie in your YouTube player if you're on an iPad or other such device. I don't know why this is, and I'm not quite sure what else to do about it. So, try that. It worked for me.
She is my Daisy, my bonnie Daisy, she's the sweetest sugar candy and she's very fond of Sandy, And I weary For my dearie, I would rather lose my spurs than lose my Daisy.
Scottish performer and songwriter, Sir Harry Lauder, popularized Scottish-themed songs as he trod the boards of U.K. music halls. Many of his songs concerned fair Scottish ladies and were rousing ballads about the joys of loving these plucky lasses.
His song, “She’s My Daisy,” became instantly popular and was featured in many films. Here’s a clip of Greer Garson singing the song in her 1942 film, Random Harvest.
