I'VE GOT A LOVELY BUNCH OF COCONUTS
(Fred Hetherton)

Recorded by:

Cliff Adams, Billy Cotton & His Band, Merv Griffin, Danny Kaye, 
London Pub, Freddy Martin, Norfolk Singers, Tessie O’Shea,
Mel Tormé.


Down at an english fair one evening I was there 
When I heard a showman shouting underneath the flair 

I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts 
There they are all standing in a row 
Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head 
Give them a twist a flick of the wrist 
That’s what the showman said 
I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts 
Every ball you throw will make me rich 
There stands my wife, the idol of me life 
Singing Roll or bowl the ball a penny a pitch 
Roll or bowl the ball a penny a pitch 
Roll or bowl the ball a penny a pitch 
Roll or bowl a ball, roll or bowl a ball 
Singing roll or bowl a ball a penny a pitch 
I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts (they’re lovely) 
There they are all standing in a row (one, two, three, four) 
Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head (and bigger) 
Give them a twist a flick of the wrist 
That’s what the showman said 
I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts 
Every ball you throw will make me rich 
There stands my wife, the idol of me life 
Singing roll or bowl a ball a penny a pitch (all together now) 
Roll or bowl a ball a penny a pitch (harmony) 
Roll or bowl a ball a penny a pitch 
Roll or bowl a ball, roll or bowl a ball 
Singing roll or bowl a ball a penny a pitch aa




Note:
The line
Roll or bowl the ball
refers to the game of Cricket
"Roll! meaning underarm and "bowl" meaning overarm.