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Wurzel Songs
- Part 4 (K - O)
The
Wurzel Songs pages list in alphabetical order as many of
Adge Cutler & The Wurzels' songs as I have been able
to find, and gives brief notes about each. This part covers songs
beginning with K to O. Obviously there is no substitute
for hearing them, but at least this might give readers who have
not had that privilege some insight into the West Country
humour unique to Scrumpy 'n' Western music.
For
some of the songs I haven't been able to make out all the words.
I've pinpointed where this is the case in the descriptions below.
Also I've never heard some of the songs and don't know the composers
of some of them. So if anyone can enlighten me with any of this
missing information, or knows of any other songs not in the list,
then please Don't
Tell 'Ee - Tell I!
Song
Title & Composer(s) |
Notes |

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Let There Not Be Light
(Kevin Sheldon, Adrian Beecham)
|
Song
about the time the locals were up in arms when the authorities
decided to install a light in the bus shelter - it was felt
that this would inhibit their activities while waiting for
the bus...
LP:
The Combine Harvester;
CD: The Wurzels
Collection |
Little Darlin'
(Maurice Williams)
|
Little
Darlin' was released on CBS in 1972 as single credited
to Adge Cutler and The Wurzels, but this is a bit of
an oddity. Apart from a Benny Hill-style spoken bit
in the middle, it doesn't sound like Adge and The Wurzels
at all. The song is a very un-Wurzelish song and is the old
1957 hit by the US group The Diamonds, done fairly
straight apart from the aforementioned bit by Adge. CBS re-issued
the single in 1974 after Adge's death.
The
song was written by Maurice Williams who originally
recorded it in the US with his group The Gladiolas
- he later went on to have a big hit Stay with The
Zodiacs in 1960.
45
rpm single (a-side); LP:
Freshly Cut |
Little Drop Of Home Made Wine
(Rod Owen, P. Evans)
|
The
b-sider pf the If You Got Nothin' On Tonight
single release. A rare song by The Wurzels which proves they
don't only drink scrumpy and beer.
45
rpm single (b-side); LP:
Freshly Cut |
Look At 'Ee, Lookin' At I
(Adge Cutler, Henry Davies)
|
An
Adge Cutler song recorded by The Wurzels after his death.
There is no record of whether Adge ever recorded this song
himself, and I suspect that Henry put music to Adge's lyrics
after his death.
LP:
The Wurzels Are Scrumptious!;
CD: The Wurzels
Collection |

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Mabel, Mabel
(Adge Cutler)
|
In
Adge's words "a real love song from the old Arab quarter
of Midsomer Norton" - a tale of "passion and pigs".
LP:
Adge Cutler & The Wurzels |
Malt 'N Barley Blues |
CD:
The Wurzels Live; video:
The Wurzels Live |
Manooer |
LP:
Freshly Cut |
Market Gardener, The
(Adge Cutler, Henry Davies)
|
Another
Adge Cutler song recorded by The Wurzels on
their debut post-Adge album. Describes what happens when a
market gardener takes a young lady into his garden to show
her some of his produce... There is no record of whether Adge
ever recorded this song himself, and I suspect that Henry
put music to Adge's lyrics after his death.
LP:
The Wurzels Are Scrumptious!, LP:
The Wurzels; CD:
The Wurzels; CD:
The Finest 'Arvest of The Wurzels featuring Adge Cutler (2000);
CD: The Finest 'Arvest
of The Wurzels featuring Adge Cutler (2001) |
Marrow Song (Oh! What A Beauty), The
(Edrich Siebert)
|
Another
horticultural song, this time about a giant marrow - but chockfull
of double entendres in the music-hall tradition. Written in
1952 - when it must have been considered very risque - by
the prolific songwriter Edrich Siebert, it was originally
called 'The Biggest Blooming Marrow in the World'.
Has been recorded or performed by everyone from The
Billy Cotton Band to Danny LaRue.
The
chorus goes:
Oh, What A Beauty! I've never seen one as big as that
before!
Oh, What A Beauty! It must be two foot long, or even more!
It's such a lovely colour, and nice and round and fat,
I never thought a marrow could grow as big as that!
Oh, What A Beauty! I've never seen one as big as that before!
LP:
Cutler Of The West, CD:
Cutler Of The West, LP:
Vintage Zider;
CD: Top Of The Crops |
Mevagissey
(Pete Budd)
|
An
album track written and sung by Pete Budd in homage to the
seaside village of Mevagissey in Cornwall. The
Wurzels subsequently re-recorded this song for their A
Taste of the West album.
LP:
Never Get A Scrumpy Here, LP:
I Am A Cider Drinker;
CD: The Wurzels
Collection; CD:
A Taste of the West |
Middle For Diddle
(Kevin Sheldon, Adrian Beecham)
|
Song
about a darts match and the gamesmanship employed in order
to make sure your team wins...
LP:
The Wurzels; CD:
The Wurzels;
CD: The Wurzels
Collection |
Mixer Man's Lament, The
(Adge Cutler)
|
A
song on the first album, about the time when Adge worked on
building the power station (I always assumed it was the one
at Oldbury, but apparently it was in North Wales - anyone
know where?) mixing concrete. An interesting point is that
the ganger's name has been overdubbed in the studio by electric
guitar, presumably for legal reasons, as it's none too complimentary.
Does anyone know the guy's name?
The
Wurzels recorded a later version and they use the name
"Old Les Stroud" - I don't know if this is the same
bloke or not. If anyone knows any details please?
LP:
Adge Cutler & The Wurzels, LP:
Give Me England |
Moonlight On The Malago
(Adge Cutler)
|
An
Adge song singing the praises of "Bristol belles". For those
who don't know, the Malago is a small tributary of the River
Avon which runs through Bedminster, south of Bristol.
LP:
Adge Cutler's Family Album, LP:
The Very Best Of Adge Cutler, LP:
Adge Cutler's Cider Drinking Favourites |
Morning Glory
(Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett)
|
Written
by Guy Fletcher & Doug Flett, who also penned
hits for the likes of Cliff Richard, The Hollies,
and Elvis Presley. However, as a single it failed to
make the UK national charts after The Wurzels' big 70s hits.
It has a catchy chorus which was rewritten as One
For The Bristol City.
The
lads still sing Morning Glory in their live gigs,
and 1990s chart heroes Oasis were allegedly
so impressed with the lads' version, they named one of their
biggest hit albums after it (What's The Story?)
Morning Glory. The Wurzels returned the favour
when they released the Oasis song Don't Look Back
In Anger which had the re-titled (What's
The Story? It's One For The) Morning Glory on
the b-side (which was the original 1976 single version nevertheless!)
45
rpm single (a-side); CD-single
2002 (b-side); LP:
Golden Delicious, LP:
The Wurzels Greatest Hits, LP:
Mendip Magic; CD:
The Finest 'Arvest of The Wurzels featuring Adge Cutler (2000);
CD: The Finest 'Arvest
of The Wurzels featuring Adge Cutler (2001);
CD: The Wurzels
Live; video:
The Wurzels Live;
CD: The Wurzels
Greatest Hits |
Mother Nature Calling
(Tony Baylis, Reg Quantrill)
|
Issued
as the b-side to the 1972 single Little Darlin'
which is the only place you will ever find it, as it never
arrived on album. As opposed the a-side, Mother Nature
Calling is a bit more Wurzelish - even being written
by a couple of the lads - and you can clearly hear that it
is Adge singing the song.
45
rpm single (b-side) |
My Somerset Crumpet Horn
(Tony Baylis, Tommy Banner) |
Song
about a strange instrument and what happens when a young lady
comes around to have a go on it...quite possibly the rudest
song The Wurels ever recorded! in fact, The Wurzels
recorded this twice - on The Combine Harvester
album and later (with the title Somerset Crumpet Horn)
as a b-side of the single All Fall Down
released in 1986.
45
rpm single (b-side); LP:
The Combine Harvester, LP:
I Am A Cider Drinker; CD:
The Wurzels and Adge Cutler & The Wurzels;
CD: The Wurzels
Collection |
My Threshing Machine
(adapt. Dwayne Detroit)
|
This
is a version of an old song, sung to a well-known folk tune
and tells the sad tale of what happened when Adge took
a young lady to show her his pride and joy - his threshing
machine - in action, and the resultant mayhem when he let
her have a go on it herself... The song was issued as the
reverse side of the 1967 All Over Mendip single.
I'd also like to know who the mysterious Dwayne Detroit
was!
45
rpm single (b-side); LP:
Don't Tell I, Tell 'Ee (1974), Don't
Tell I, Tell 'Ee (1978); CD:
The Finest 'Arvest of The Wurzels featuring Adge Cutler (2000);
CD: The Finest 'Arvest
of The Wurzels featuring Adge Cutler (2001) |

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Nellie The Bionic Cow
(Tony Baylis, Pete Budd)
|
Song
about a cow which can provide milk in bottles, cans, etc -
and what happened when a pesky government official attempted
to take Nellie back to Whitehall...
LP:
Give Me England!,
LP: I Am A Cider Drinker |

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Oh! Sir Jasper
(adapt. Bob Barratt)
|
An
old rugby song adapted by Bob Barratt, where the first chorus
is "Oh Sir Jasper Do Not Touch Me!", and each subsequent
chorus omits the last word of the previous one. On the live
Cutler Of The West recording, Adge fluffs one of
the omissions much to glee of the audience (and one would
presume, the band!)
LP:
Cutler Of The West, CD:
Cutler Of The West, LP:
Vintage Zider |
One For The Bristol City
(Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett; new lyrics by The Wurzels)
|
Rewrite
of the song Morning Glory and
adopted by Bristol City FC as their theme song. This
was issued as a single in 1977, and re-issued in 2007 where
it charted at #66.
45
rpm single (a-side); CD-single
(a-side); LP:
The Wurzels Greatest Hits;
CD: The Wurzels
Collection |
Ooh-Aah Just a Little Bit
(Taubre, Rodway) |
A
re-make of the Gina G hit single (which came
in 7th for the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest), all Wurzelled
up, and released on their Never Mind The Bullocks
album.
CD:
Never Mind The Bullocks - 'Ere's The Wurzels;
CD: The Wurzels
Greatest Hits
|
Oom Pah Pah
(Lionel Bart)
|
A
Wurzelised version of the Lionel Bart song from the
stage show and film Oliver!.
LP:
Carry On Cutler!, LP:
Don't Tell I, Tell 'Ee (1974), Don't
Tell I, Tell 'Ee (1978) |
Our Village Band
(Tony Baylis) |
Catchy
tune with a sing-along chorus.
LP:
Never Get A Scrumpy Here, LP:
The Wurzels Greatest Hits; CD:
The Wurzels and Adge Cutler & The Wurzels |
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