Poor Little Angeline - Miller song series (c.1936)

Poor Little Angeline was a romance ballad composed in 1936 by Will Grosz (1894-1939) and lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy (1902-1984). Incidentally, Jimmy was a prolific songwriter originally from Ireland writing mainly lyrics that included many songs still well known today, such as The Isle of Capri, We’re going to hang out the washing on the Seigfried Line, Teddy Bear’s Picnic, Hokey Cokey, Istanbul (Not Constantinople) and many others.

 

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Lyrics:

She was sweet sixteen, little Angeline,

Always dancing on the village green.

As the boys passed by, you could hear them cry:

"Poor little Angeline!"

 

Oh, her eyes were brown and her hair hung down,

Laddered stockings and an old blue gown;

But she dreamed, we're told, of a lover bold.

Poor little Angeline!

 

Then one day her prince came a-riding

And he stopped right by her side.

Very soon she hear him confiding:

"I want to make you my bride."

 

What a pretty scene on the village green

When the prince was wed to Angeline!

Now as his princess, she's a great success.

Poor little Angeline!

 

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References:

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Kennedy (Jimmy Kennedy, a prolific lyricist).

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Grosz (Will Grosz, Austrian composer).

 

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Enamels: 2 (blue & red).

Finish: Gilt.

Material: Brass.

Fixer: Pin.

Size: ¾” across x 1” down (about 20mm x 25mm).

Process: Die stamped.

Makers: J R Gaunt, London.

 

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Thank you for reading.

Stuart.

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Photo reproduced with kind permission of the seller (turts67).

Sold on eBay 30th August 2011.

Item number 230664066278.

Start price £4.99 and sold for £26.90 + p&p (3 bids from 3 bidders).

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