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.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
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Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 22:02:01 -0800 From: Dennis Hiebert To: submissions OLGA Subject: /h/hill_benny/prunella.crd
Title: Prunella Artist: Benny Hill Chords: C, G7, F
I saw Benny Hill perform this song on a video I rented one time which had a bunch of various skits and songs. He was doing various characters, such as Roger Twitaker, and he sang this song while doing the character Anthony Newley.
This song is 3/4 beat. I play it by picking the bass note followed either by strums of the three high strings. The bass notes vary throughout the song. Play either the bass note or a strum which is indicated by a '/'.
C / / E / / B / / D / / [C]Poor old Prunella was [G7]built like a fella, A / / A / / B / / G / She [F]went 'round to see Doctor [G7]Kerr, G C / / E / / B / / D / He said, ^?[C]Now then, my case,^? but when she [G7]stripped to the waist, / A / / GABC / / C / He [F]couldn't help [G7]calling her ^?[C]sir^?.
/ C / / E / / B / / D / ^?Don't worry your head, I'm a [G7]surgeon,^? he said, / A / / A / / B / / G / ^?I'll [F]graft you two on just like [G7]that,^? G C / / E / / B / / D / But he [C]went and got plastered, the [G7]silly old fool, / A / / GABC / / C / And he [F]grafted them [G7]onto her [C]back.
/ C / / E / / B / / D / / Now poor old Prunella, she [G7]can't get a fella, A / / A / / B / / G / To [F]walk or to talk or ro[G7]mance with, / C / / E / / B / / D 'Cause [C]no one wants to chat with a [G7]girl who looks like that, / / A / / B A G C / / But by [F]golly, she's [G7]great fun to [C]dance with.