Future Mrs. 'Awkins, The

DESCRIPTION: "I know a little doner, I'm about to own 'er, She's a-goin' to marry me." "Be Missis 'Awkins, Missis 'En'ry 'Awkins." "If you die an old maid you'll 'ave only yerself to blame." The singer recalls first meeting Liza, and tells how she agreed to marry
AUTHOR: Albert Chevalier (source: Davison)
EARLIEST DATE: 1892 (source: Gammond); Chevalier started his music hall career in 1877, according to Davison
KEYWORDS: love courting marriage
FOUND IN: US(MW)
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Peters-FolkSongsOutOfWisconsin, p. 176, "Liza" (1 fragment, 1 tune -- a de-cocknified version of the chorus)
ADDITIONAL: Peter Davison, _Songs of The British Music Hall_, Oak Publications, 1971, pp. 182-183, "The Future Mrs. 'Awkins" (1 text, 1 tune, based on the version sung by Albert Chevalier)
Peter Gammond, _Best Music Hall and Variety Songs_, Wolfe Publications Ltd., 1972, pp. 18-19, "The Future Mrs. 'Awkins" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #15686
NOTES [48 words]: According to Davison, p. 184, "[Albert] Chevalier was not of the music hall, nor did he ever feel himself to belong there. He had been a straight actor for fourteen years from his first appearance in 1877"; he turned to the music hall because he couldn't find regular performing work. - RBW
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