Rambling Syd Rumpo

[singlepic=67,320,240,,right]Back in the midsts of time, Little Britain was represented by the affable Kenneth Horne who took a weekly jaunt in front of a live studio audience through meetings with a bewilderingly insane bunch of characters, played by Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee.

One of the most wonderful creations in Round the Horne was Rambling Syd Rumpo himself, played by Kenneth Williams. The archaic and anarchic folk singer brought an added degree of wonder, whimsy and downright rudeness to a series that expressed double entendre after double entendre week after week on radio, seemingly above the radar of the BBC censors.

Here, then, is the lyrics to one of Rambling Syd’s greatest hits. To the tune of “Green Go My Rushes-oh”:

I’ll sing you one-oh!
(Green grow me Bogling Fork)
What be your one-oh?
One is the grunge upon my splod, masking my Cordwangle!

I’ll sing you two-oh!
(Green grow me Bogling Fork)
What be your two-oh?
Two are me looming thrums, see how they jangle.
One is the grunge upon my splod, masking my Cordwangle!

Three are the times I’ve lunged my groats!
Two are me looming thrums, see how they jangle.
One is the grunge upon my splod, masking my Cordwangle!

Four for me whirdler’s bent-oh!
Three are the times I’ve lunged my groats!
Two are me looming thrums, see how they jangle.
One is the grunge upon my splod, masking my Cordwangle!

Five’s the wonglers up my spong,
Four for me whirdler’s bent-oh!
Three are the times I’ve lunged my groats!
Two are me looming thrums, see how they jangle.
One is the grange upon my splod, it’s ruined my Cordwangle!!!