Little Bit of Cucumber

DESCRIPTION: "I was weaned on cucumber And on my wedding day... My old darling said to me... What is it you fancy? I like pickled onions, I like piccalilli... but what I do prefer Is a little bit of cu-cum-cu-cum-cu-cum, Little bit of cucumber." He wants plain food
AUTHOR: T. W. Conner (source: Davison)
EARLIEST DATE: 1915 (performed by Harry Champion)
KEYWORDS: food humorous marriage travel technology children
FOUND IN: Britain(England(South))
REFERENCES (3 citations):
DT CUCUMBR
ADDITIONAL: Peter Davison, _Songs of The British Music Hall_, Oak, 1971, pp. 204-207, "A Little Bit of Cucumber" (1 text, 1 tune, as sung by Harry Champion
John Mullen, _The Show Must Go On! Popular Song in Britain during the First World War_, French edition 2012; English edition, Ashgate, 2015, pp. 102-103, "(A Little Bit of Cucumber)" (1 excerpt with notes)
Roud #16704
NOTES [43 words]: Harry Champion's recording of this was popular enough that there are a few traditional collections, though I doubt it survived in tradition very long. It's a fun song, though.
For background on Harry Champion, see the notes to "I'm Henery the Eighth I Am." - RBW
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