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Sky Blue Pink

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This is probably not a Brum question, more a question of my father's era. He used to sign a song to me which included

"the colour of her hair was sky blue pink
and she only had one eye"

What on earth was the song? I can only remember that bit. 8)
 
As your post was made in 2004 I doubt if you'll see this but the song goes:

I once knew an Indian lady, she stood about 5 foot high the colour of her hair was sky blue pink and she only had one eye. I asked her if she'd marry me, to be my wife for life, I wonder what my Ma would say when she saw my Indian wife. I can't trace its origins though.
 
The song is on this CD Musical Traditions Records' third CD release of 2007: A Story to Tell: Keith Summers in Suffolk 1972-79 (MTCD339-0),
 
carolina said:
The song is on this CD Musical Traditions Records' third CD release of 2007: A Story to Tell: Keith Summers in Suffolk 1972-79 (MTCD339-0),
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Thanks very much. My Grandmother was originally from Suffolk and taught my sister the song when she was 5 years old. I even have a record made in a
sea front booth in 1949 (now converted to digital) at Southend on Sea of her singing it!
 
We "discovered" it amongst my mum papers with me singing "'I'm forever blowing bubbles" on the other side and a separate record of dad singing
"You'll Never Know"!! The "records" are smaller than a standard 45.

All of really great family sentimental value especially as this was in the days of 78 rpms and before the days of tape recorders!!
 
Anthony16 said:
As your post was made in 2004 I doubt if you'll see this but the song goes:

I once knew an Indian lady, she stood about 5 foot high the colour of her hair was sky blue pink and she only had one eye. I asked her if she'd marry me, to be my wife for life, I wonder what my Ma would say when she saw my Indian wife. I can't trace its origins though.
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I know this is years old but did you ever find a recorded song of this? My nan used to sing it all the time and we can't find it anywhere
 
I'm in Australia but my Nan from England taught us this. We still remember it 50+ yrs later. This is the version I recall. Don't mind the spelling.

I once met an Indian lady
Who stood about 6ft high
The colour of her hair was sky blue pink
And she only had one eye.

I asked her if she'd marry me
To be my lawful wife
I wonder what my pa would say
If I took home an Indian wife.

He would say
Abba rabbi ringor labor gibbaror
Abba rabbi gusta munga
Abba rabbi Ray
Abba rabbi Ray
Run funny indian singing all the day

If you were there
You would never understand
a word they say
With a ring tang ting tang
Shove her in your hat.
 
My Grandad grew up on a farm in Wiltshire in the early 1900's, and I have a recording of him singing this song (recorded sometime in the 1970's on an old tape cassette). Some of the words are written phonetically as it's so difficult to work out exactly what he's singing. He sang:

I fell in love with an Indian girl
She stood about 6 feet high
And the colour of her hair was sky blue pink
And she only had one eye

I asked her if she'd marry me
And be my lawful wife
I wonder what my Ma would say
If I took her for my wife

Woah
The rin tin tin tin
Tang-a-lang-a-ring-oh
Ahba gusta mungo
With a nabber jeb jee
and a nabber jabba jay

Funny old man he told of
Laugh at the Indian's laugh all day
They can't understand a word they say.
 
I've been trying for years to find info re this song.
When we were teen-agers in the late sixties, we used to go to the Rose Room at Burnley Mecca on a Sunday night for soul music and Double Diamond.
On the way back to Rawtenstall a bloke used to get on the bus at Crawshawbooth Conservative club and regale us with the song. We called him Captain Ibero after a line in the song:

I courted an Indian Lady who stood about six feet high
Her cheeks were the colour of a Rosie red and she'd only got one eye.
I axed her if she'd marry me and be my struggle and strife
Youll never guess what my father said when he saw my Indian bride
Oh! Captain Iberojibero he played the banjo
Abajibajib abajibajib played on his old tin cornet cornet
Courted an Indian lady and he couldn't understand a word she said
I tiddlyeyetie break or bust never let your jalousies dangle in the dust
Ows your father ? Tres bonne.
( That's French tha knows)he would sign off.

I wrote to Roy Hudd a few years ago and he'd never heard the song but he said there were hundreds of songs like this in the music halls. It's funny that I still remember the words as sung by the old boy but can't remember my own phone number.
 
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