'When a knight won his spurs' never fails to make me cry; working in a school I often avoided assembly, as the sweet childish voices would get the tears flowing.
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I've just been reminded of a song, originally heard on 'Listen with Mother', called 'Horniman and Sir' about feet.
Horniman and Sir, here we go together, Horniman and Sir, never mind the weather
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I'm sure many will remember it.
That led me on to favourite songs from my first days at school:
At Eastertime the lillies fair and lovely flowers grow everywhere, at Eastetime, at Eastertime, how glad the world at Eastertime
Sadly, I can find no more word to that one.
Then: Sing a song of Maytime, sing a song of Spring.....
The chorus went:
Maytime, playtime, God has given the Maytime
Thank him for his gifts of love and sing a song of Spring
Both written by Frederick A. Jackson, whose school songs were popular in the 50's.
Do you remember these songs and what were your favourite songs when you were little?
‘When a knight won his spurs’ was always played at cub and scout St George’s Day services.
When I hear it, I still picture DS in his little cub uniform.
He is now 48.
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