Dont Dilly Dally on the Way--The Cock Linnet Song is a song by Fred Leigh and Charles Collins. This performance is from an British LP issued in the 1960s. We had to move away cause the rent we couldnt pay. The moving van came round just after dark. There was me and my old man, shoving things inside the van, which wed often done before, let me remark. We packed all that could be packed in the van and thats a fact, and we got inside all we could get inside. Then we packed all we could pack on the tailboard at the back til there wasnt any room for me to ride. My old man said, Follow the van-- and dont dilly dally on the way! Off went the cart with the home packed in it. I walked behind with me old cock linnet. But I dillied and dallied, dallied and dillied--lost the van and dont know where to roam. I stopped on the way to have the old half-quartern, And I cant find my way home. I gave a helping hand with the marble wash-handstand, and--straight!--we wasnt getting on so bad. All at once the carman bloke had an accident and broke--well, the nicest bit of china that we had. Youll understand, of course, I was cross about the loss same as any other human woman would. But I soon got over that, what with two-out and a chat cause its little things like that what does you good. My old man said, Follow the van-- and dont dilly dally on the way! Off went the cart with the home packed in it. I walked behind with me old cock linnet. But I dillied and dallied, dallied and dillied--lost the van and dont know where to roam. You cant trust the specials like the old-time coppers when you cant find your way home. All together now.
