Boiled Beef and Carrots
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"Boiled Beef and Carrots" is a comedic musical hall
song published in 1909
, and composed by Charles Collins
and Fred Murray.
The song was made famous by Harry Champion
who sang it as part of his act and recorded it. It was also recorded by Dan Smith
in the 1960s.
The song extols the virtues of a typical English, and particularly Cockney, dish.
Chorus:
"Derby Kell" is old Cockney rhyming slang
for belly ("Derby Kelly"). "Blow out your kite" means "fill your stomach". It uses the word 'kite' (also 'kyte'), a dialect word, originally derived from an old English word for the womb, which -- by extension -- came to mean the belly.
Music hall
Music Hall is a type of British theatrical entertainment which was popular between 1850 and 1960. The term can refer to:# A particular form of variety entertainment involving a mixture of popular song, comedy and speciality acts...
song published in 1909
1909 in music
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, and composed by Charles Collins
Charles Collins
Charles Collins may refer to:*Charles E. Collins, independent candidate for the president of the United States in 1996 and 2000*Charles Collins , American actor*Charles Collins c.1680–1744, Irish painter...
and Fred Murray.
The song was made famous by Harry Champion
Harry Champion
William Crump , better known by the stage name Harry Champion, was an English music hall composer, singer and Cockney comedian, whose onstage persona appealed chiefly to the working class communities of East London...
who sang it as part of his act and recorded it. It was also recorded by Dan Smith
Dan Smith
Dan Smith may refer to:* Dan Smith , retired American Army colonel and author* Dan Smith , illustrator and graphic artist* Dan Smith , Canadian ice hockey player...
in the 1960s.
The song extols the virtues of a typical English, and particularly Cockney, dish.
Chorus:
- Boiled beef and carrots,
- Boiled beef and carrots,
- That's the stuff for your "Derby Kell",
- Makes you fit and keeps you well.
- Don't live like vegetarians
- On food they give to parrots,
- Blow out your kite, from Morn til night,
- On boiled beef and carrots.
"Derby Kell" is old Cockney rhyming slang
Cockney rhyming slang
Rhyming slang is a form of phrase construction in the English language and is especially prevalent in dialectal British English from the East End of London; hence the alternative name, Cockney rhyming slang...
for belly ("Derby Kelly"). "Blow out your kite" means "fill your stomach". It uses the word 'kite' (also 'kyte'), a dialect word, originally derived from an old English word for the womb, which -- by extension -- came to mean the belly.