Burlington Bertie from Bow

DESCRIPTION: "I'm Bert, p'raps you've heard of me, Bert, you've had word of me, Jogging along, hearty and strong, Living on plates of fresh air." "I'm Burlington Bertie, I rise at ten thirty And saunter along like a toff." He he has no shirt, but he makes a good show
AUTHOR: William Hargreaves (source: FolkSongAndMusicHall)
EARLIEST DATE: 1914 (FolkSongAndMusicHall)
KEYWORDS: hardtimes clothes poverty
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Pegler-SoldiersSongsAndSlangoftheGreatWar, pp. 256-258, "Burlington Bertie" (1 text)
FolkSongAndMusicHall, "Burligton Bertie from Bow"
Roud #31101
NOTES [24 words]: William Hargreaves wrote this for his then-wife, Ella Shields, who was noteworthy for doing her entire music hall routine dressed as a man. - RBW
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