Oh,
just a couple of
weeks ago me poor old Uncle Bill
went to kick the bucket
and he left me in his will.
The other night I turned around
to see me Aunty Jane.
Aunty said, your uncle left
you his watch and chain.
I put it on, went across the fence,
thought I looked a dandy
as he dangled on me chest.
Just a place you'd go for a
drink
and walk around flat.
The kids lowerin' off from
me
and they all forget shoutin' Annie O'Dyhon,
Annie
O'Dyhon, Annie, Annie, O'Dyhon
You look neat, talk about a treat
You look adept from your
nephew to your feet
Dressed in style with the brand -new tile
And your father's so green -tied, hon
I wouldn't give you toppers
for your old watch chain
O'Dyhon, O'Dyhon
I shan't forget when I got married
to Selina Brown
The way the people laughed at me,
it made me feel a clown
I began to wonder
when the dial began to crack,
if by mistake I got me Sunday
trousers front or back.
I put the chain on my derby cowl,
the sun was shining on it,
it made me look as well.
The organ started playing,
the bells began to ring,
me chain began to rattle,
and the choir began to sing.
Andy O'Dayen, Andy
O'Dayen, Andy, Andy, Andy O'Dayen
You look neater, neater,
talk about a treater, treater
You look a dapper
from your napper
to your peter, peter
Dressed in style with the jetty pintile,
father's silk green tie -on
I wouldn't give you a dapper
for your old watch chain
O'Dayen, O'Dayen
Hooray! Thank you
Now, ladies and gentlemen,
I love the place where I was born,
that's good old Bethnal
Green.
I'm what you call a Britisher.
I love my king and queen.
But now we've got some trouble
on with Gerry once again.
Let us do just what we're told
to uphold England's name.
We've got the men, the pluck,
and the courage too.
I'm speaking on behalf of every
mother's son of you.
Give old England all you can,
be generous and kind,
and before you go to bed tonight,
just see if you can find
Any old iron, any old iron,
any, any, any old iron
An old iron pot, an old iron cot,
an old iron bicycle,
or anything you've got
An old iron plate, an old iron grate,
your mother used to fry on
And I'm go ing to let my country
have the old watch chain,
old iron, old iron.