343:
29:
262:. A version concerning a football game and beginning "My old man's a scaffie /He wears a scaffie's hat" (echoing the first two lines of Donegan's song) is recorded as a Scottish playground song during the 1950s. A very similar song, beginning "My old man's a baker", is recorded in
226:
The song was written by Lonnie
Donegan, Peter Buchanan (Donegan's manager between 1956 and 1962), and Beverly Thorn; Thorn was not credited on the original release. According to his autobiography, Beverley Thorn was a pseudonym of
404:
581:
325:
on 31 March and maintained that position for four weeks. It also reached number one in
Ireland, Australia and New Zealand and on the Canadian
951:
205:. It reached number one in the British, Irish, Australian, Canadian, and New Zealand singles charts in 1960. The chorus of the song is:
946:
554:
360:
529:
246:
trousers". A song beginning with the line "My old man's a dustman", but otherwise sharing no lyrics with
Donegan's, is recorded as a
941:
396:
591:
894:
752:
705:
676:
651:
626:
815:
441:
382:
910:
364:
971:
467:
433:
466:'s magic, he wears a magic hat, and when he saw the double, he said 'I'm having that!'" at the end of their
966:
768:
721:
483:
471:
273:
The melody is borrowed from the theme starting at around 2 minutes and 20 seconds into the music for the
395:
In 1960, a Dutch version was released by Toby Rix. Also in 1960, a parody version, "My Old Man's An
860:
773:
503:
400:
353:
289:
The song represented a change in style for
Donegan, away from American folk and towards British
956:
842:
795:
413:
800:
306:
8:
961:
586:
445:
278:
890:
748:
701:
697:
672:
647:
622:
448:
418:
318:
314:
263:
54:
34:
428:
322:
887:
Metropolitan
Anxieties: On the Meaning of the Irish Catholic Adventure in Scotland
739:
Rice, Jonathan; Rice, Tim; Gambaccini, Paul; Read, Mike, eds. (1 September 1982).
463:
603:
283:
247:
238:
It probably has its origins in "My Father Was a
Fireman", a song sung by British
228:
145:
243:
455:
267:
259:
255:
232:
202:
156:
136:
46:
42:
935:
479:
475:
459:
423:
117:
555:"The Roar of the Greasepaint – Interview With Leslie Bricusse – Part Two"
302:
239:
122:
81:
242:
troops. The two songs share a lyrical similarity in their reference to "
28:
367: in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
326:
305:
in the UK, Donegan released a version of the song recorded live at the
290:
130:
90:
86:
310:
94:
342:
408:
198:
744:
274:
694:
All the Way to
Pennywell: Children's Rhymes of the North-east
258:. This song tells of the exploits of the protagonist at the
530:"Death of Norfolk man who penned My Old Man's A Dustman"
482:
assisted the Blues in securing a double of their own in
738:
405:
New
Zealand rugby tour of Apartheid-era South Africa
732:
451:songs in the latter part of the twentieth century.
933:
421:included a parody based on the song on their LP
478:fans later adopted it after ex-Arsenal player
313:just a few weeks earlier, on 20 February. The
454:The tune to the chorus has become a popular
671:. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd. p. 127.
431:included a version of the song on their LP
266:in 1967. All of these songs share the same
76:20 February 1960, Gaumont Cinema, Doncaster
691:
646:. Aberdeen University Press. p. 583.
329:, selling over a million copies in total.
231:, the songwriter who wrote hit shows with
27:
911:"'Fabregas Is Magic' - Chelsea FanChants"
769:"MY OLD MAN'S A DUSTMAN - LONNIE DONEGAN"
747:: Guinness Superlatives. pp. 49–50.
616:
383:Learn how and when to remove this message
741:The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits
692:Rutherford, Frank, ed. (December 1971).
641:
321:". The single reached number one in the
317:was a version of the English folk song "
197:is a song first recorded by the British
33:Sleeve for the Scandinavian pressing on
667:Ritchie, James T. R. (1 January 1964).
666:
934:
840:
816:"CHUM Chart number one hits 1960-1965"
399:", was released in New Zealand by the
884:
642:Robinson, Mairi, ed. (1 March 1987).
621:. London: André Deutsch. p. 49.
579:
700:Institute of Education. p. 96.
580:Howse, Christopher (9 August 2009).
527:
365:adding citations to reliable sources
336:
952:UK singles chart number-one singles
13:
14:
983:
947:Number-one singles in New Zealand
444:" became one of the most popular
440:A version titled "My Old Man's a
332:
296:
407:. The song was performed by the
341:
942:Number-one singles in Australia
903:
878:
853:
841:Gebbie, Fred (5 October 1963).
834:
808:
788:
761:
352:needs additional citations for
216:And he lives in a council flat
139:, Peter Buchanan, Beverly Thorn
885:Boyle, Mark (28 August 2011).
804:. 5 September 1960. p. 6.
714:
685:
660:
635:
610:
573:
547:
528:Hill, Chris (25 August 2010).
521:
496:
458:in recent years. For example,
221:
1:
489:
434:The First of the Irish Rovers
417:in 1963, and, in the US, the
16:1960 single by Lonnie Donegan
843:"Controversial Is Hit Route"
644:The Concise Scots Dictionary
214:He wears cor blimey trousers
7:
861:"My old man's an All Black"
820:Wp1050chumto.blogspot.co.uk
10:
988:
889:. Routledge. p. 163.
582:"He wears a gorblimey hat"
411:on the Australian TV show
301:On 16 March 1960, through
210:Oh, my old man's a dustman
722:"Lonnie Donegan obituary"
163:
155:
143:
128:
116:
100:
80:
72:
64:
52:
41:
26:
21:
617:Mankowitz, Wolf (1956).
504:"My Old Man's a Dustman"
212:He wears a dustman's hat
195:"My Old Man's a Dustman"
22:"My Old Man's a Dustman"
774:Official Charts Company
401:Howard Morrison Quartet
619:My Old Man's a Dustman
559:Musical Theatre Review
252:My Old Man's a Dustman
219:
175:My Old Man's a Dustman
207:
972:Lonnie Donegan songs
698:University of Durham
361:improve this article
967:Pye Records singles
865:New Zealand History
796:"BRITISH Newsnotes"
726:The Daily Telegraph
587:The Daily Telegraph
403:in reaction to the
60:"The Golden Vanity"
728:. 5 November 2002.
669:The Singing Street
470:winning season in
250:in the 1956 novel
182:"I Wanna Go Home"
159:singles chronology
594:on 12 August 2009
462:supporters sang "
419:Smothers Brothers
393:
392:
385:
319:The Golden Vanity
264:Chester-le-Street
192:
191:
188:
187:
35:Metronome Records
979:
926:
925:
923:
921:
907:
901:
900:
882:
876:
875:
873:
871:
857:
851:
850:
838:
832:
831:
829:
827:
812:
806:
805:
792:
786:
785:
783:
781:
765:
759:
758:
743:(1st ed.).
736:
730:
729:
718:
712:
711:
689:
683:
682:
664:
658:
657:
639:
633:
632:
614:
608:
607:
601:
599:
590:. Archived from
577:
571:
570:
568:
566:
561:. 6 October 2015
551:
545:
544:
542:
540:
525:
519:
518:
516:
514:
500:
446:Irish republican
429:The Irish Rovers
388:
381:
377:
374:
368:
345:
337:
323:UK Singles Chart
165:
164:
148:
133:
112:
111:
107:
57:
31:
19:
18:
987:
986:
982:
981:
980:
978:
977:
976:
932:
931:
930:
929:
919:
917:
909:
908:
904:
897:
883:
879:
869:
867:
859:
858:
854:
839:
835:
825:
823:
814:
813:
809:
794:
793:
789:
779:
777:
767:
766:
762:
755:
737:
733:
720:
719:
715:
708:
690:
686:
679:
665:
661:
654:
640:
636:
629:
615:
611:
604:Wayback Machine
597:
595:
578:
574:
564:
562:
553:
552:
548:
538:
536:
526:
522:
512:
510:
502:
501:
497:
492:
389:
378:
372:
369:
358:
346:
335:
299:
284:Igor Stravinsky
248:playground song
229:Leslie Bricusse
224:
218:
215:
213:
211:
183:
178:
169:
144:
129:
109:
105:
104:
53:
37:
17:
12:
11:
5:
985:
975:
974:
969:
964:
959:
954:
949:
944:
928:
927:
902:
896:978-0754633792
895:
877:
852:
833:
822:. 26 July 2011
807:
787:
760:
754:978-0851122502
753:
731:
713:
707:978-0903380003
706:
684:
678:978-0050011508
677:
659:
653:978-0080284927
652:
634:
628:978-1135834326
627:
609:
572:
546:
520:
494:
493:
491:
488:
456:football chant
391:
390:
349:
347:
340:
334:
333:Cover versions
331:
298:
297:Single release
295:
282:, composed by
260:Battle of Mons
256:Wolf Mankowitz
233:Anthony Newley
223:
220:
208:
203:Lonnie Donegan
190:
189:
186:
185:
180:
171:
161:
160:
157:Lonnie Donegan
153:
152:
149:
141:
140:
137:Lonnie Donegan
134:
126:
125:
120:
114:
113:
102:
98:
97:
84:
78:
77:
74:
70:
69:
66:
62:
61:
58:
50:
49:
47:Lonnie Donegan
39:
38:
32:
24:
23:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
984:
973:
970:
968:
965:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
948:
945:
943:
940:
939:
937:
916:
915:FanChants.com
912:
906:
898:
892:
888:
881:
866:
862:
856:
849:. p. 24.
848:
844:
837:
821:
817:
811:
803:
802:
797:
791:
776:
775:
770:
764:
756:
750:
746:
742:
735:
727:
723:
717:
709:
703:
699:
695:
688:
680:
674:
670:
663:
655:
649:
645:
638:
630:
624:
620:
613:
605:
593:
589:
588:
583:
576:
560:
556:
550:
535:
534:Dereham Times
531:
524:
509:
505:
499:
495:
487:
485:
481:
480:Cesc Fabregas
477:
473:
469:
465:
464:Arsène Wenger
461:
457:
452:
450:
447:
443:
438:
436:
435:
430:
426:
425:
420:
416:
415:
410:
406:
402:
398:
387:
384:
376:
366:
362:
356:
355:
350:This section
348:
344:
339:
338:
330:
328:
324:
320:
316:
312:
308:
304:
294:
292:
287:
285:
281:
280:
276:
271:
269:
265:
261:
257:
253:
249:
245:
241:
236:
234:
230:
217:
206:
204:
200:
196:
181:
176:
172:
168:"San Miguel"
167:
166:
162:
158:
154:
150:
147:
142:
138:
135:
132:
131:Songwriter(s)
127:
124:
121:
119:
115:
103:
99:
96:
92:
88:
85:
83:
79:
75:
71:
68:16 March 1960
67:
63:
59:
56:
51:
48:
44:
40:
36:
30:
25:
20:
957:1960 singles
918:. Retrieved
914:
905:
886:
880:
868:. Retrieved
864:
855:
846:
836:
824:. Retrieved
819:
810:
799:
790:
778:. Retrieved
772:
763:
740:
734:
725:
716:
693:
687:
668:
662:
643:
637:
618:
612:
602:– via
596:. Retrieved
592:the original
585:
575:
563:. Retrieved
558:
549:
537:. Retrieved
533:
523:
511:. Retrieved
507:
498:
453:
439:
432:
424:Think Ethnic
422:
412:
394:
379:
370:
359:Please help
354:verification
351:
300:
288:
277:
272:
251:
237:
225:
209:
194:
193:
174:
427:. In 1966,
303:Pye Records
270:structure.
240:World War I
222:Composition
146:Producer(s)
123:PYE Records
962:1960 songs
936:Categories
870:30 October
508:Lyrics.com
490:References
449:rebel folk
327:CHUM Chart
309:cinema in
291:music hall
244:cor blimey
91:music hall
847:Billboard
801:Billboard
414:Bandstand
397:All-Black
373:June 2019
311:Doncaster
279:Petrushka
409:Bee Gees
73:Recorded
65:Released
826:22 June
780:22 June
598:20 June
565:22 June
539:22 June
513:25 June
476:Chelsea
460:Arsenal
307:Gaumont
201:singer
199:skiffle
184:(1960)
179:(1960)
170:(1959)
151:Unknown
920:17 May
893:
751:
745:London
704:
675:
650:
625:
468:double
315:B-side
275:ballet
268:metric
101:Length
55:B-side
43:Single
442:Provo
118:Label
82:Genre
922:2022
891:ISBN
872:2023
828:2019
782:2019
749:ISBN
702:ISBN
673:ISBN
648:ISBN
623:ISBN
600:2017
567:2019
541:2019
515:2018
484:2015
472:2002
87:Folk
363:by
254:by
95:pop
45:by
938::
913:.
863:.
845:.
818:.
798:.
771:.
724:.
696:.
584:.
557:.
532:.
506:.
486:.
474:;
437:.
293:.
286:.
235:.
177:"
110:21
93:,
89:,
924:.
899:.
874:.
830:.
784:.
757:.
710:.
681:.
656:.
631:.
606:.
569:.
543:.
517:.
386:)
380:(
375:)
371:(
357:.
173:"
108::
106:3
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
