Archibald, Certainly Not

DESCRIPTION: "It's no use me denying facts. I'm henpecked, you can see!" When he wants to go on a honeymoon, his wife says, "Archibald, certainly not!" His wife won't let him play cricket, or rescue a woman at the seaside; always she tells him "certainly not"
AUTHOR: Words: John L. St. John \/ Music: Alfred Glover (source: Francis & Day's Albu of Famous Old Songs)
EARLIEST DATE: 1909 (copyright)"
KEYWORDS: wife humorous clothes sports animal
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Pegler-SoldiersSongsAndSlangoftheGreatWar, pp. 298-300, "Archibald, Certainly Not" (1 text)
Roud #V31310
RECORDINGS:
George Robey, "Archibald! Certainly Not" (HMV/EMI C 546)
NOTES [99 words]: In World War I, the British referred to German anti-aircraft fire as "Archie." The claim is that the name arose because an English pilot always sang this song when his airplane was fired upon. Like all such tales, it would be better for evidence.... I note that Brophy/Partridge-TommiesSongsAndSlang, surely the most significant source for things like this, define the term "Archie" and say it was short for "Archibald" -- but do not mention this song. Evidence enough for me. Still, the fact that the connection was made, though falsely, indicates how widely-kbown this George Robey song was. - RBW
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