American | Australian | Beatles | Canadian | Ceilidh | Childrens' | Chinese | Dutch | English | French | German | Gospel | Irish | NZ | Norwegian | Other | Platt | Pub | Sacred Harp | Scots | Sea Songs | Tyneside | Welsh | Yorkshire |
 
Henery the Eighth I Am
Last updated: 07.01.24
Henery the Eighth I Am is a Harry Champion music-hall song written by Murray & Weston that I've known from childhood. The version I sing comes from Busking for Special Occaisions. This is just the chorus that is generally sung in a medley of other similar one-verse songs. It's a great song for belting out and I particularly remember how Brian Kelly and myself on one occasion didn't go down at all with some of the public in the "Irish Pub", Schnoor in Bremen, Germany. They felt that we were much too loud and couldn't (or wouldn't) understand that that was way we sing 'em in the good old British Isles!.
The full version can be found in 60 Old-Time Variety Songs.

This song was recorded and is included in We're Only Here For The Beer! - Light by Dr. Rosteck and myself.
  Composer Performers Issue
       
audioextmp315.gif R.P. Weston H. Champion Homochord 4042
  Composer Performer Instruments
       
audiodbemp315.gif R.P. Weston Dr Rosteck & Mr Grainger Voice, Piano, Chorus
     Performer CD Title Supplier
       
cd15.gif Joe David Brown The Joe Brown Story flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists Party 3-Pack Drinking Songs flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15ca.gif
cd15.gif Various Artists Ultimate Pub Sing-A-Long Album flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif
cd15.gif Various Performers The Golden Age of the Music Hall flag15us.gif flag15uk.gif flag15de.gif flag15fr.gif flag15ca.gif flag15it.gif flag15es.gif
cd15.gif Dr Rosteck & Mr Grainger We're only here for the beer! dbe15.gif
     Title Performer Composer
       
youtube15.jpg Henery the Eighth I Am (3:05) H. Champion R.P. Weston