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Lyr Add: At Trinity Church (I Met My Doom)

Fliss 10 Jul 06 - 06:02 PM
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Subject: Lyr Add: AT TRINITY CHURCH (I MET MY DOOM)
From: Fliss
Date: 10 Jul 06 - 06:02 PM

AT TRINITY CHURCH (I MET MY DOOM)
(Fred Gilbert - 1894)

Tom Costello - 1934


Twelve months ago with decent chances
Prospects of success in life
Thru' foolish love of ballroom dances
Trouble came..... I met my wife
Such a noble, buxom creature
She in my eyes then appeared
False she was, though fair of feature
Like to salmon I was speared

She told me her age was five and twenty
Cash in the bank of course she'd plenty
I like a lamb believed it all
I was an M - U - G
At Trinity church I met my doom
Now we live in a top back room
Up to my eyes in debt for renty
That's what she's done for me

In bridal dress with frills and flounces
'Pon my word, she did look fine
Quite sixteen stone and some odd ounces
Weighed then this dear wife of mine
People whispered she had money
Oh! what tales some folks will tell
She was simply sixteen stoney
What a swindle... what a sell

She told me her age was five and twenty
Cash in the bank of course she'd plenty
I like a lamb believed it all
I was an M - U - G
At Trinity church I met my doom
Now we live in a top back room
Up to my eyes in debt for renty
That's what she's done for me

When she confessed I'd scarce believe her
Though at last the truth she told
She hadn't got a bloomin' fiver
She was thirty-six years old
I can only grin and bear it
Poor indeed in my estate
She, poor girl, is forced to share it
Down will drop her mortal weight

She told me her age was five and twenty
Cash in the bank of course she'd plenty
I like a lamb believed it all
I was an M - U - G
At Trinity church I met my doom
Now we live in a top back room
Up to my eyes in debt for renty
That's what she's done for me


Had a struggle to find this, so I think it needs adding.
Fliss


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Subject: RE: Lyr Add: AT TRINITY CHURCH (I MET MY DOOM)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 10 Jul 06 - 06:07 PM

Where'd you find it, Fliss?
any chance we can get a melody for it?
You can send a MIDI or a scan to me for posting.
-Joe Offer-
joe@mudcat.org


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Subject: RE: Lyr Add: AT TRINITY CHURCH (I MET MY DOOM)
From: SussexCarole
Date: 10 Jul 06 - 06:19 PM

I have sheet music if you want


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Subject: RE: Lyr Add: AT TRINITY CHURCH (I MET MY DOOM)
From: Fliss
Date: 10 Jul 06 - 06:26 PM

Hi Joe
Wow that was quick.

I only know the tune for the chorus and was hoping someone would know how the verse goes.

Im working as a volunteer at Blists Hill Victorian Museum on Tuesdays. It is a working museum with buildings that have been moved from around Shropshire and rebuilt into a town.

They have a sing around in the pub each lunchtime and of course they are all well loved Victorian Music Hall songs. I was looking for songs I could sing. Ill have to see if the regular performers have a copy of it anywhere.

My mum used to sing us a medly of Music Hall chorus at night to get us off to sleep.

Here is a link to the site. I had to do quit a bit of trawling this evening before I came up with the correct title. It seems it was the title to a 1920s film too.

http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/a/attrinitychurch.shtml

Thanks for taking time to get in touch
fliss xx


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Subject: RE: Lyr Add: AT TRINITY CHURCH (I MET MY DOOM)
From: Fliss
Date: 10 Jul 06 - 06:28 PM

That was quick too Carole. If I cant source it tomorrow Id be very glad of a copy of the music.
Thanks


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Subject: RE: Lyr Add: AT TRINITY CHURCH (I MET MY DOOM)
From: SussexCarole
Date: 10 Jul 06 - 06:29 PM

Pm me with your snail mail Fliss & I'll send you a copy


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Subject: RE: Lyr Add: AT TRINITY CHURCH (I MET MY DOOM)
From: Fliss
Date: 10 Jul 06 - 07:12 PM

Ive got quite a few music hall songs in Francis & Day's Popular and Community Song Books 1&2 c 1920s. Also Daily Express Community Song book published 1927.


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