HAS ANYBODY HERE SEEN KELLY?
(Clarence Wainwright Murphy (m) William Letters (l)  1908)

as recorded by Florrie Forde
July 17th 1909


Kelly and his sweetheart wore a very pleasant smile,
As bent upon a holiday they went from Mona's Isle.
They landed safe in London, but alas it's sad to say
Poor Kelly lost his little girl up Piccadilly way.
she searched for him in vain, and then of course began to fret,
And this is the appeal she made to everyone she met.

Has anybody here seen Kelly?
K-E-double L-Y,
Has anybody here seen Kelly?
Find him if you can!
He's as bad as old Antonio,
Left me on my ownio,
Has anybody here seen Kelly?
Kelly from the Isle of Man!

When it started raining, she exclaimed, "What shall i do?",
For Kelly had her ticket, and her spending money too!
She wandered over London like a hound upon the scent;
At last she found herself outside the House of Parliament.

She got among the suffragettes, who chained her to the grille,
And soon they heard her shouting, in a voice both loud and shrill!

Has anybody here seen Kelly?
K-E-double L-Y,
Has anybody here seen Kelly?
Find him if you can!
He's as bad as old Antonio,
Left me on my ownio,
Has anybody here seen Kelly?
Kelly from the Isle of Man!

Has anybody here seen Kelly?
K-E-double L-Y,
Has anybody here seen Kelly?
Find him if you can!
He's as bad as old Antonio,
Left me on my ownio,
Has anybody here seen Kelly?
Kelly from the Isle of Man!



(Transcribed by Peter Akers - March 2015)