James James Morrison Morrison

Jim Dalin

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Aug 9, 1996, 3:00:00 AM8/9/96

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...was the name of a song on an old Chad Mitchell Trio album. I vaguely
(and possibly incorrectly?) recall that the lyrics are from a poem by A.
A. Milne. I'm trying to remember the lyrics, and I have all but a
couple of lines. Does some kind soul remember what comes after:

J J M M, commonly known as Jim
Said to his other relations
Not to go blaming him
???

Thanks in advance.

Jim Dalin

Mary Katherine Aldin

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Aug 9, 1996, 3:00:00 AM8/9/96

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In article <320B32...@attmail.com>, Jim Dalin <jda...@attmail.com> wrote:
>....was the name of a song on an old Chad Mitchell Trio album. I vaguely

I thought this was a poem by A.A. Milne??

James James Morrison Morrison
Weatherby Goerge Dupree
Took great care of his mother
Though he was only three
James James said to his mother
Mother he said said he
Don't go down to the end of the town
Unless you go down with me

Mary Katherine

Robin E. Baylor

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Aug 12, 1996, 3:00:00 AM8/12/96

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In article <320d2786...@news.demon.co.uk>, c...@morrison.demon.co.uk
(Col Morrison) wrote:

> X-No-Archive: Yes

>
> On Fri, 09 Aug 96 17:35:43 GMT, mka...@beachnet.com (Mary Katherine
> Aldin) wrote:
> >James James Morrison Morrison
> >Weatherby Goerge Dupree

> It is A.A. Milne: it's called 'Disobedience' from his book of verse
> 'When We Were Very Young' (1924).

I've also found it in the collection, "The Childhood of Christopher
Robin"
--
Newlywed Warning: If you can't stand radiated happiness, stand back.
Robin

Steve Andrews

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Aug 13, 1996, 3:00:00 AM8/13/96

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In article <320B32...@attmail.com>, Jim Dalin <jda...@attmail.com> wrote:

> ...was the name of a song on an old Chad Mitchell Trio album. I vaguely
> (and possibly incorrectly?) recall that the lyrics are from a poem by A.
> A. Milne. I'm trying to remember the lyrics, and I have all but a
> couple of lines. Does some kind soul remember what comes after:
>
> J J M M, commonly known as Jim
> Said to his other relations
> Not to go blaming him
> ???
>

> Thanks in advance.
>
> Jim Dalin

From the "Mitchell Trio Song Book"

James James Morrison Morrison
Words by A.A. Milne,
Music by William C. Mitchell

James James Morrison Morrison
Wetherbee George Debree

Took great care of his mother

Tho' he was only three.
James James said to his mother:
"Mother," he said, said he
"Don't ever go down to the end of the town
If you don't go down with me,
Don't ever go down to the end of the town
If you don't go down with me."

Now James James Morrison's mother
She put on her golden gown,
James James Morrison's mother
She drove to the end of the town,
James James Morrison's mother
Said to herself said she:
"Oh, I can get down to the end of the town
And be back in time for tea,
Oh, I can ge tdown to the end of the town
And be back in time for tea."

King John put up a notice
Lost, stolen, or strayed,
James James Morrison's mother
She seems to have been mislaid,
Wandering vaguely all about
Quite of her own accord,
She tried to get down to the end of the town
Forty shillings reward,
She tried to get down to the end of the town
Forty shillings reward.

James James Morrison Morrison
Commonly known as Jim

Said to his other relations
Not to go blaming him

For James James Said to his mother
Mother, he said, said he:
"Don't ever go down to the end of the town
If you don't go down with me,
Don't ever go down to the end of the town
If you don't go down with me."

Now James James Morrison's mother
She hasn't been heard of since,
King John said he was sorry
And so did the Queen and the Prince,
King John (somebody told me)
Said to a man he knew:
"If people go down to the end of the town
Well, what can anyone do?
If people go down to the end of the town,
Well, what can any one do?"

Repeat first verse