On Wed, 11 Jul 2001 10:50:50 +0100 "Julia C.Bishop"
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> Can anyone help, please?
>
> Greetings,
>
> I have been searching the web for an old English (I believe!) folk song which
> begins "I'm 21 Today, I'm 21 Today. I have the key to the door, I've never
> been 21 before..."
This is an old music-hall song, from Jack Pleasants who died in 1923 at
the age of 49. He was a popular pantomime attraction who hailed from
Yorkshire, and was known as the "shy" comedian. Another of his songs
was "I'm shy, Mary Ellen, I'm shy".
The sheet music warehouse:
http://www.sheetmusicwarehouse.co.uk/sheetmusic1910-1919.htm
lists the song, but the link there for further information is dead.
Maybe contacting:
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...would get better results.
Hope this helps.
Paul
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