2:02
single, 1966
Written by Con Conrad, 1924
This song, written by Con Conrad, was apparently first released in 1924 by Billy Jones and Ernie Hare, a novelty duo who as the Happiness Boys released a lot of classics that are still known today. This version is a little more uptempo, but still very much in the British music-hall tradition, with whistle, euphonium, ukulele, and old-timey voice. The joke is that as the narrator brings his girl various fruits, she lets him get closer physically, so what will a watermelon get him? The next verse, in which he brings gifts she hangs on the wall, spoils the joke with a nasty ending line.
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