P.T.Millington Collection (1972, B.Faulconbridge)


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35 Hall Lane,,
Brinsley, Notts, NG16 3AN
Tel: L.Mill 2779

20th January 1972

Peter T. Millington Esq.,
82 Moorgreen,
Newthorpe,
Notts.

Dear Sir,

I was most interested in your recent article in the "Eastwood
and Kimberley Advertiser" regarding Guysers and wondered if the
litlle information T haVe on this subject could be of any use to you.

Up until 1964 I lived at Selston where the Guysers were verj
popular at one time partiularly inn the early forties and through
the war years. I remember very well "tagging" along with some of
the bigger boys doing the rounds at Christmas and I also remember
when I was about ten - and from about 1946 to 1950 friends of mine
went Guyseing but they moved out of Selston with their activites
as they found that at Somercotes and.Alfreton it was something
quite new and they were allowed in the public houses at that time
to present their act and this prooved ve€ry lucrative.

I enclose the words I remember of the Bull Guyses on the
attached. sheet.

Yours faithfully

Barbara Faulconbridge (Mrs)


Enterer: l open the door I enter in I beg your nardcn to begin, Whether
  I stand or whether I fall I do my duty to please you all.
  If you don't believe these words I say - step in Bull Guyse and
  clear the way.

Bull G. My names Bull Guyse, body of brass arms of steel no man can
  make me feel.

St.George: Can't I make thee feel.

Bull G: No

St.George? Stand back, stand. back, you dirty dog I'll make your buttons
  fly I'll fill your body full of brass and thou shalt surely
  die.

  Send for the doctor.

  In comes doctor Brown the finest doctor in the town.

Doctor: Here Jack take some of this nick-nack and let it go down
  thy tick tack and arise and fight St. George again.

Somwhere along the line was Bells-a-bub who was alwyays in tatters
and carried a frying€ pan, and I think he or perhaps everyone used to
sing. "We've come to steal your old black hen".

Other characters were incorparated in the act according to how "hangers-on"
there were.

Sorry it's rather a jumble but it may be of use to you.



Langley Mlll 2779

35, Hall Lane,
Old Brlnsley,
Notts.
20th February 1972

P. T. Millington Esq.,
85 woodland lane,
Chapel Allerton,
Leeds LS7 4QC.

Dear Mr. Millington,

Further to your letter of the 23rd January
regarding the tune for "We8ve some to steal your
old black hen", I have made several enquiries
regarding this (being very non-musical myself)
and have definitely decided that it was sung
to the tune "Here we go round the Mulberry Bush}.

I was sorry to read of the poor response to
your request but I feel sure there are many many
people who well remember these words. One
other "saying" I remember we used mostly with
Christmas singing, which may be of interest to
you was "Hole in me stocking, hole in me shoe,
hole in me hat where me hair pokes through, If
you haven't got a penny a ha'penny will do if you
haven't got penny then God Bless you"

Yours sincerely

Barbara Faulconbridge (Mrs)