Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)

Album: Best Of Benny Hill (1971)
Charted: 1
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Songfacts®:

  • Hiil is a British comedian who had his own show called The Benny Hill Show from 1955-1989. This was a comedy song originally featured on the show.
  • Benny Hill used to be a milkman when he was a teenager.

Comments: 4

  • Rob from Milton KeynesA couple of errors in the lyrics.

    "haughty, proud and chic" should be 'haughty, fair and chic'
    "He said you wanted pasturised" should be 'He said d'you want it pasteurised'
    "And when she saw the size" should be 'And when she seen the size' (Incorrect English but correct lyric nevertheless)
  • John Collingwood from HullTHE all-time best Novelty No. 1. Lyrics are GENIUS. Benny's 'singing' is GENIUS - which everyone of a certain age knows off by heart!
  • Steve from Wakefield, United KingdomThe song is a parody of Frank Gallop's 'Ballad Of Irving' which made number 34 on the Billboard chart in 1966. Strangely, this song had also been a parody of Lorne Greene's 'Ringo' of 2 years previous. A parody of a parody one would say?
  • Mark from Byrdstown, TnWow I love Benny Hill.He was very talented and very funny.He wrote most of the witty songs on his shows.Long Live Benny Hill!
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