Let's All Go Down the Strand!

DESCRIPTION: "One night a half 'a dozen tourists Spent the night together in Trafalgar Square"; they were planning to go to Germany, but are advised against it, so they all go down to the Strand to see what they can find
AUTHOR: Clarence Wainwright Murphy (1875–1913) and Harry Castling (1865–1933) (source: mfiles.org.uk)
EARLIEST DATE: 1909 (date of composition, according to various Internet sources)
KEYWORDS: travel
FOUND IN: Britain(England)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
LibraryThingCampSongsThread, posts 78, 80, "(Let's all go down the strand)" (2 excerpts which together make up most of the song, from user John5918, posted September 19, 2021)
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NOTES [48 words]: Popularized by Stanley Holloway. The phrase "have a banana," now universally heard as part of the song, was apparently an insertion by enthusiastic crowds, and the phrase has taken on a life of its own. So this song may not be traditional, but it has given us a traditional tag line. - RBW
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