From a second story on the site:”Glasgow-born musician Lonnie Donegan (pictured), best known for novelty songs like My Old Man’s A Dustman, had a UK chart hit with the song Battle of New Orleans in the 1950s.”
Uh...who? Wonder if he took Horton’s song and performed it....
[My Old Man.....sounds like a toe-tapper...]
The Battle of New Orleans was written in the 1930s by James Morris (AKA Jimmy Driftwood) to help teach his history class.He was still performing at state fairs and such almost until his death about 25 years ago.
He also wrote Tennessee Stud, first made a hit by Eddy Arnold.
I knew that song when I was young it was on the radio a lot..
My old man’s a dustman he wears a dustman’s hat
he wears old blimy trousers and he lives in a council flat
:)
In this version, the protagonist is fighting under "Colonel" Pakenham, and they're using muskets, not squirrel guns.
Maybe not a toe-tapper, but sure to touch your funny bone...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x92lu0a-boY
The Smothers Brothers, My Old Man’s a cotton-pickin-finger-lickin-chicken-plucker!
Lonnie Donegan was great. Listen to his skiffle sessions. Good stuff.