IT AIN'T ALL HONEY AND IT AIN'T ALL JAM
(Fred Murray / Geo. Everard 1906)

as recored by Vesta Victoria
1907


With me lovely husband today I landed here, 
By a cheap excursion train because it wasn't dear. 
Left me at the station, told me not to fret, 
While he went to look for rooms, 
he's looking for them yet! 
That's exactly twenty hours ago, 
I thought somehow he wasn't comin' back, 
But when I do lay 'old of 'im there's going to be some fun, 
I only want to get upon his track! 

'Tain't all honey and it ain't all jam, 
Pushin' round the 'ouses a three wheel 'pram, 
All on me lonesome, not a bit to eat, 
Walkin' about on me poor old feet. 
My old man, if I could find 'im, 
A lesson I would give! 
Poor old me, I 'aven't got a key, 
And I don't know where I live! 

Fancy, twenty hours, and I 'aven't 'ad a drink, 
I feel inclined to push the perambulator down the sink! 
But I think the best thing for baby, pretty lamb, 
Is put 'im on the parish, then I think I'll pawn the pram! 
He's done this thing many, many times, 
Run away and left me, what a life! 
I'll bet while I am walkin' round lookin' after 'im, 
He's looking after someone else's wife. 

'Tain't all honey and it ain't all jam, 
Pushin' round the 'ouses a three wheel 'pram, 
All on me lonesome, not a bit to eat, 
Walkin' about on me poor old feet. 
My old man, if I could find 'im, 
A lesson I would give! 
Poor old me, I 'aven't got a key, 
And I don't know where I live! 
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'Tain't all honey and it ain't all jam, 
Pushin' round the 'ouses a three wheel 'pram, 
All on me lonesome, not a bit to eat, 
Walkin' about on me poor old feet. 
My old man, if I could find 'im, 
A lesson I would give! 
Poor old me, I 'aven't got a key, 
And I don't know where I live!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - December 2015)