Inspired by @attackdog ‘s post on Scottish Music Hall singers, can anyone shed light on a remembered music hall moment that is driving me crazy as I can find no evidence for it out there. As I remember it, heard on Radio 2 or 4 in the seventies, it was a song sung by Arthur Askey to the tune of In the Hall of the Mountain King. To that ner ner nerner nanna na tune he sung the words
Mother owned a coffee shop, coffee shop, coffee shop
Mother owned a coffee shop
In Portobello Road
Now, it may not be Askey. It may not be exactly those words. Can anyone help?
Is it this?
http://monologues.co.uk/musichall/Songs-C/Coffee-Shop-In-Pimlico.htm
Certainly looks in the zone and well found – but without a recording does it match up with the Greig tune, which in the sketch was of course the point, the contrast between the classical tune and the triteness of the lyrics.
Alas can’t find the tune to match will dig further when I get home.
only reference I can find.
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=RDYmIjsaTrAC&pg=PA115&lpg=PA115&dq=coffee+shop++to+the+tune+of+in+the+hall+of+the+mountain+king&source=bl&ots=PQYj6kWZbX&sig=nNespQs02AIKhjgxpxsqHJXeq80&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kb8mVZCtIIK8UazDg9gB&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=coffee%20shop%20%20to%20the%20tune%20of%20in%20the%20hall%20of%20the%20mountain%20king&f=false
Best i could do sorry.