Biography:
Alfred Hawthorn Hill (21 January 1924 – 20 April 1992), better known as Benny Hill, was a prolific English comic, actor & singer, best known for his television programme, The Benny Hill Show. Since its debut in 1969 his television show has been sold to over 140 countries worldwide, with viewership in the millions.
The song "Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In the West)" is a bit autobiographical. Benny Hill had been a milkman in Eastleigh, Hampshire, working for Hanns Dairy whose premises was yards way from Market Street.
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Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 22:03:51 -0800
From: Dennis Hiebert
Subject: /h/hill_benny/what_a_world.crd
Title: What a World
Artist: Benny Hill
Chords: C, F, G7, C7
This song can be found on the CD "The World of Benny Hill - Benny Hill
Sings?" which includes 25 of his comedy classics. It also appeared on
an old vinyl recording, "The Golden Hour of Benny Hill."
Incidentally, C/// = C chord strummed down three times and up once.
C/// F/// C/// G7///
Now it was [C]Christmas Day in the jailhouse, the [F]old man sat in his
[G7]cell,
"[C]Put out your pudding, for trico," he [F]heard the warden [G7]yell,
"If you want [C]trico on your [F]pudding, put it [C]out without de[F]lay."
The [C]old man put out his pudding, and the [G7]warden took it a[C]way.
Chorus:
What a [G7]world, (what a world) what a [C]place, (what a place)
Ain't you [F]glad you're a member [G7]of the human [C]race.
[G7] Now the [C]folksinger came from America to [F]sing at the Albert
[G7]Hall,
He [C]sang his songs of protest and [F]fairer shares for [G7]all,
He [C]sang how the poor were [F]much too poor and the [C]rich too rich by
[F]far,
Then [C]he drove back to his penthouse in his [G7]brand new Rolls Royce
[C]car.
Chorus
[G7] Now [C]Annie's A shorthand typist [F]working for the B.B.[G7]C.,
[C]Her brother Jackie's in prison doing [F]three years for forge[G7]ry,
Her [C]sister Josie's in [F]Holloway, in [C]Dockmoor is her Uncle [F]Jim,
And her [C]dad runs a pirate radio ship, but [G7]she never talks about
[C]him.
Chorus
[G7] Now [C]three old maids had a she-cat, [F]kept her indoors night and
[G7]day,
[C]Kept her away from the he-cats, thought she'd [F]like it better that
[G7]way,
Then [C]one old maid went and got [F]married, the next [C]morning she
hastened to [F]write,
A [C]note to the others which simply said, "Let [G7]kitty out to[C]night."
Chorus
[G7] Now the [C]button was pressed, the world destroyed leaving [F]just one
solitary [G7]man,
And at the [C]top of the Empire State Building his [F]lonely existance
be[G7]gan,
But his [C]loneliness was too [F]much so he jumped and he [C]fell like a
bird with one [F]wing,
And [C]as he passed the seventh floor, [G7] he heard the telephone [C]ring.
Chorus
PS- I don't know what 'trico' is, or if it's spelled correctly, but that's
just the way it sounds. (c:
This is one in a series of Benny Hill songs I've learned by ear. Most of
these songs have only three chords which makes it easy figure them out. I
might have missed some chords or put the wrong ones down, but the basic
structure is there at any rate. I welcome any comments, corrections or
suggestions for improvement.
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Transcribed by Hoser "Great spirits have always encountered
[email protected] violent opposition from mediocre minds."
http://mars.ark.com/~deh -Albert Einstein
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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
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Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 22:03:51 -0800
From: Dennis Hiebert
Subject: /h/hill_benny/what_a_world.crd
Title: What a World
Artist: Benny Hill
Chords: C, F, G7, C7
This song can be found on the CD "The World of Benny Hill - Benny Hill
Sings?" which includes 25 of his comedy classics. It also appeared on
an old vinyl recording, "The Golden Hour of Benny Hill."
Incidentally, C/// = C chord strummed down three times and up once.
C/// F/// C/// G7///
Now it was [C]Christmas Day in the jailhouse, the [F]old man sat in his
[G7]cell,
"[C]Put out your pudding, for trico," he [F]heard the warden [G7]yell,
"If you want [C]trico on your [F]pudding, put it [C]out without de[F]lay."
The [C]old man put out his pudding, and the [G7]warden took it a[C]way.
Chorus:
What a [G7]world, (what a world) what a [C]place, (what a place)
Ain't you [F]glad you're a member [G7]of the human [C]race.
[G7] Now the [C]folksinger came from America to [F]sing at the Albert
[G7]Hall,
He [C]sang his songs of protest and [F]fairer shares for [G7]all,
He [C]sang how the poor were [F]much too poor and the [C]rich too rich by
[F]far,
Then [C]he drove back to his penthouse in his [G7]brand new Rolls Royce
[C]car.
Chorus
[G7] Now [C]Annie's A shorthand typist [F]working for the B.B.[G7]C.,
[C]Her brother Jackie's in prison doing [F]three years for forge[G7]ry,
Her [C]sister Josie's in [F]Holloway, in [C]Dockmoor is her Uncle [F]Jim,
And her [C]dad runs a pirate radio ship, but [G7]she never talks about
[C]him.
Chorus
[G7] Now [C]three old maids had a she-cat, [F]kept her indoors night and
[G7]day,
[C]Kept her away from the he-cats, thought she'd [F]like it better that
[G7]way,
Then [C]one old maid went and got [F]married, the next [C]morning she
hastened to [F]write,
A [C]note to the others which simply said, "Let [G7]kitty out to[C]night."
Chorus
[G7] Now the [C]button was pressed, the world destroyed leaving [F]just one
solitary [G7]man,
And at the [C]top of the Empire State Building his [F]lonely existance
be[G7]gan,
But his [C]loneliness was too [F]much so he jumped and he [C]fell like a
bird with one [F]wing,
And [C]as he passed the seventh floor, [G7] he heard the telephone [C]ring.
Chorus
PS- I don't know what 'trico' is, or if it's spelled correctly, but that's
just the way it sounds. (c:
This is one in a series of Benny Hill songs I've learned by ear. Most of
these songs have only three chords which makes it easy figure them out. I
might have missed some chords or put the wrong ones down, but the basic
structure is there at any rate. I welcome any comments, corrections or
suggestions for improvement.
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Transcribed by Hoser "Great spirits have always encountered
[email protected] violent opposition from mediocre minds."
http://mars.ark.com/~deh -Albert Einstein
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