The Moon Shines Bright On Charlie Chaplin
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
August 1954
Track ID
3788
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1954.101
Original Tape ID
Summary
A popular song from the First World War:
For the sun shines bright on Charlie Chaplin,
His boots is crackin for want o blacknin;
And his little baggy trousers needin mendin
Before we send him to the Dardanelles.
Item Notes
1 verse of 4 lines.
A parody on the song 'Little Red Wing' (Roud Folksong Index no. 4784).
See:
'Games a Bogie' (M. Sinclair, 1989) p. 30
'Doh Ray Me, When Ah Wis Wee' (E. McVicar, 2007) p. 153
Item Subject/Person
Chaplin, Charlie
Recording Location
County - Aberdeenshire
Parish - Aberdeen
Village/Place - Aberdeen
Language
English
Genre
Collection
Classification
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good