Seedy Songs and Rotten Rhymes - the poetry of the playground

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nobby hall

((ed: sung to the tune of Sam Hall)

Version 1:

His name was Nobby Hall, Nobby Hall,
His name was Nobby Hall, Nobby Hall,
His name was Nobby Hall and he only had one - - - finger,
His name was Nobby Hall, Nobby Hall.

He went to see his Granny, see his Granny,
He went to see his Granny, see his Granny,
He went to see his Granny, just to see her hairy - - - head,
He went to see his Granny, see his Granny.

He went to rob a bank, rob a bank,
He went to rob a bank, rob a bank,
He went to rob a bank, on the way he had a - - - sandwich,
He went to rob a bank, rob a bank.

The copper he came quick, he came quick,
The copper he came quick, he came quick,
The copper he came quick, he'd been playing with his - - - truncheon,
The copper he came quick, he came quick.

The Judge's name was Hunt, name was Hunt,
The Judge's name was Hunt, name was Hunt,
The Judge's name was Hunt, and he was a proper - - - qualified judge,
The Judge's name was Hunt, name was Hunt.

The Jury they were crackers, they were crackers,
The Jury they were crackers, they were crackers,
The Jury they were crackers, they were playing with their - - - pencils,
The Jury they were crackers, they were crackers.

So they hung Nobby Hall, Nobby Hall,
So they hung Nobby Hall, Nobby Hall,
So they hung Nobby Hall, by his one and only - - - finger,
They hung Nobby Hall, Nobby Hall.

Version 2:

His name was Nobby Hall, Nobby Hall
His name was Nobby Hall, Nobby Hall
His name was Nobby Hall and he only had one ... finger
His name was Nobby Hall, Nobby Hall

He went to rob a bank, rob a bank
He went to rob a bank, rob a bank
He went to rob a bank rob a bank
He went to rob a bank
But he stopped to have a ..... sandwich
He went to rob a bank rob a bank

The policeman he came quick he came quick
The policeman he came quick he came quick
The policeman he came quick
and he hit him with his ..... truncheon
The policeman he came quick he came quick.

The judge's name was Enus it was Enus
The judge's name was Enus it was Enus
The judge's name was Enus
And he had a big white.....wig
The judge's name was Enus it was Enus.

They shoved him in the pit in the pit
They shoved him in the pit in the pit
They shoved him in the pit
And filled it up with... rose petals
They shoved him in the pit in the pit (in the pit)

Source: UK