To find it extraordinary that my husband claims never to have hear this song in his life?

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Never hear it before in my life.

misty that's an urban myth - didn't happen iirc. Makes a good story though

Never heard it before you posted this .... very sheltered, overseas childhood

Urban myth Misty.... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Pugwash#Libel_case_regarding_double_entendres

I've just read the lyrics OP - seems you are right!

OK, maras2, I have to admit I haven't got a clue about Everard - apart from he was Larry Grayson's 'friend'. Please could you tell me

. I've never heard it before until now and I'm in my late 20s!

Everard = Ever Hard. Is there innuendo in 'Frankie says' t-shirts, or just the association with 'Relax'?

dh says anyone who claims not to know this song should be culled. But, there again, he is a nutter.

I've honestly never heard it before in my life .

Never mind Everard, it never clicked for years about Wellard the dog in Eastenders

I thought that was "well hard" as in fighting, not shagging

Come and 'ave a go if you fink your 'ard enuff...

I'm a bit suspicious about the 1890's wrist watches. My understanding is that wrist-watches only became popular during WW1 as they were more practical in trench warfare. I don't remember seeing a collector's wristwatch earlier than that, and some early wristwatches then were converted from smallish (ladies') fob watches.

BTW I grew up on the fringes of the East End, and "iron 'oof" I heard for the first time on the telly, not as street slang.

My Dad worked at a factory for years, and every Christmas they held a kids' party. There was always some entertainment, including singalongs. One year, we sang "The Marrow Song". It went like this:

Oh, what a beauty
I've never seen one as big as that before
Oh, what a beauty
It must be two foot long or even more
And such a lovely colour
So nice and round and fat
I never thought a marrow
Could grow as big as that.....

I took it at face value then. Years later I heard Kenneth Williams sing it on the radio, and realised just how utterly filthy it was. An old music hall song, apparently. Mind you, KW could have made the phone book sound filthy which is why I liked him so much.

Grew up with this. And the Bow Wow song. BOW WOW FFS

The Marrow Song sung by KW is on YouTube!

Link here

Hope the link works - it's my first one.