Florrie Forde sings \"She's A Lassie From Lancashire\" on Imperial 2750 (from 1932).
From a dear little Lancashire town a boy
had sailed away across the briny spray
to toil in USA.
When American girls gathered round
and sought his company, he'd say,
\"There's only one girl for me.\"
She's a Lassie from Lancashire, just a
Lassie from Lancashire. She's the
Lassie I love so dear--oh so dear!
Though she dresses in clogs and
shawl, she's the prettiest of them all.
None could be fairer, or rarer than
Sarah--my Lass from Lancashire.
Night and day, of his lassie he'd
dream, and under love's sweet spell,
he'd hear the factory bell, the
sound he knew so well. Home
from work they would walk once
again, and though in reverie, he'd say,
\"There's only one girl for me.\"
She's a Lassie from Lancashire, just a
Lassie from Lancashire. She's the
Lassie I love so dear--oh so dear!
Though she dresses in clogs and
shawl, she's the prettiest of them all.
None could be fairer, or rarer than
Sarah--my Lass from Lancashire.
The Australian singer Florrie Forde was born on August 16, 1875. Her name at birth was Flora May Augusta Flannagan,
She was born in Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia.
By age sixteen, she was on the Sydney music hall stage.
At age 21, she was in London, soon appearing on many music hall stages.
Many songs are associated with Forde. They include \"Down At The Old Bull And Bush,\" \"Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty,\" and \"Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?\" (popularized by Nora Bayes in America).
She died of a cerebral hemorrhage on April 18, 1940 (weeks before the Battle of Britain).
