Bold Sir John has been one of my laugh out loud favorites for years, and now I finally get to see the whole segment. The only shame is clever, witty, humor like this seems to be a lost art now.
There was a verse that was omitted, this would have been the fourth verse (in between ‘get lost’ verse and ‘poor cow’ verse): ‘Then bold Sir John assured the maid, He was just passing by. He said, "Fair maid, now fear me not, For, though me blood be wild and hot, Addicted to love's ways I'm not. No cocksure rake am I. Adic, adic, adic, adic, addicted to love’s ways I’m not. No cock, no cock, no cock, no cock, no cocksure rake am I.”’
Oh, the constant anticipation! Just so clever. Thank you for all the laughs and many other wonderful moments like this. Four candles forever! Sir Ronnies - I salute you both. RIP gents 💜
Oh! bold Sir John was young and fair, And bold Sir John was gay. He said, "I'll tread the morning dew, To take the air and listen to The twittering of the birds all day, The bumblebees at play, The twit, the twit, the twit, the twit, the twittering of the birds all day, The bum, the bum, the bum, the bum, the bumblebees at play." So bold Sir John, he went his way, Observing nature's farce. "Dear Mother Earth, oh! tell me, pray, Why elephants live so long, they say, Your flies live but a day, Then they drop dead upon the grass, Your flies, your flies, your flies, your flies, your flies live but a day, Drop dead, drop dead, drop dead, drop dead, drop dead upon the grass.” Now bold Sir John, he met a maid, As on her back she lay. "Please show respect, and come not near, For I've seen many a maiden here Get lost among the new-mown hay, So doff your hat I pray, Get lost, get lost, get lost, get lost, get lost among the new-mown hay, So doff, so doff, so doff, so doff, so doff your hat, I pray.” When bold Sir John returned home, They gave him gin to try. "Nay, fill me not with liquor up, Nor give me grape nor grain to sup. Pour cowslip's dew into my cup. A puritan am I. Pour cow, pour cow, pour cow, pour cow, pour cowslip’s dew into my cup, A pew, a pew, a pew, a pew, a puritan am I. Pour cow, pour cow, pour cow, pour cowslip’s dew into my cup, A pew, a pew, a pew, a pew, a puritan am I.”
WELL DESERVED PRAISES FOR THE TWO RONNIE'S HUMOUR. THINK ON THIS, NONE OF THEIR TALENT WOULD HAVE BEEN SHOWN ON TV TODAY, THANKS TO THE SICKNESS OF THE PC BRIGADE; THAT SELF-RIGHTEOUS BRIGADE THAT HAVE SPREAD THEIR DULL GREY TENTACLES ACROSS THE WORLD. BUT FILTHY LANGUAGE--? THEY LOVE,
Just saw this in a Two Ronnies Sketchbook episode today. They massively cut it to censor it. They cut the entire part of the dance with the woman bent over and they also cut some of the verses (at least one as far as I noticed).
I remember watching this as a kid! Couldn't stop laughing at this sketch, though there were some things I didn't understand and my parents didn't explain it as they knew themselves some of it was rude! Haha
Yes, blacks are a small minority in the UK, yet modern TV is getting to the point where most faces are now inexplicably black. Along with feminism, the media seems to have gone insane, and does all it can to insult British heritage, the white race, and traditional Christian values.
@@jameshughes7946 if you're asking what the OP meant, some Morris dancers paint their faces black so the OP is saying they're glad that wasn't featured in this sketch (at least I hope that's what they meant)
"Sod off, sod off!", laugh out loud each time. Genius.
"Your flies and drop dead" creases me up everytime. How all the other dancers kept a straight during that face is amazing
A joy to watch when I was a kid! The whole family were crying with laughter with these two geniuses!! Inspired! Love these two to bits!
That's a memory of mine too, watching with family when I was little.
Two of the best Comedians on this planet earth 🌏 🌍 🌎
Bold Sir John has been one of my laugh out loud favorites for years, and now I finally get to see the whole segment. The only shame is clever, witty, humor like this seems to be a lost art now.
RIP you wonderful men. One of your best, one of my favourites.
Pure brilliance. The sod off bit always gets me! I miss the Two Ronnies, comedy so much better back then
Wendy Drudge one of my all time favourites
The poor cow one hills me
UP You, UP You, UP You, a Puritan am I. Just so funny.
@Jamie_PritchardThey still are
There was a verse that was omitted, this would have been the fourth verse (in between ‘get lost’ verse and ‘poor cow’ verse):
‘Then bold Sir John assured the maid,
He was just passing by.
He said, "Fair maid, now fear me not,
For, though me blood be wild and hot,
Addicted to love's ways I'm not.
No cocksure rake am I.
Adic, adic, adic, adic, addicted to love’s ways I’m not.
No cock, no cock, no cock, no cock, no cocksure rake am I.”’
Pure magic. What a fabulous sketch. They were so very clever and very, very funny. Love it and them!❤❤❤❤❤❤💯👍😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Their expressions say everything. A brilliant sketch from the best of British.
RIP, Ronnie Corbett, thank you for the joy! xxx
I love humour with expressions and this has it all. The two Ronnie's squaring up to each other with looks alone. They so clumsy it's hilarious.
Wonderful timing and two saves from Ronnie C when Ronnie B's hat came off and when the broken baton stayed on stage
This never gets old. I’m laughing as much now as I did all those years ago when 8 first saw it.
Your fly's your fly's your fly's your fly's... haha, gets me everytime.
*flies
"Drop dead! Drop dead!"
That line always gets me :)
Sod off! :)
@@falcons1988 A pew, a pew, a pew,
A puritan am I...
@@EarlJohn61 Up your, up your, up your, up your, a puritan am I!!
Your flies and Ronnie Corbett thinks he flies are undone lol
This was on TV yesterday (Christmas Day) and the BBC editted the bottom smacking (2:07) out of it. My goodness I miss the 70s.
The BBC are no longer fit for purpose.
Oh, the constant anticipation! Just so clever. Thank you for all the laughs and many other wonderful moments like this. Four candles forever! Sir Ronnies - I salute you both. RIP gents 💜
RIP Ronnie Corbett.
Their timing was brilliant. All these dances must’ve taken a lot of practice. They were so silly and so clever.
Total genius. Hilarious! That's it. Love and peace..
It's sad to know that neither of them are alive anymore
I'm only and so many favorite people I grew up watching are dead. Some didn't even die from natural causes, like Robin Williams.
Fred Tomlinson (the soloist in Bold Sir John) died the same year as Ronnie Corbett 😔
MY PERSONAL FAVOURITE, AMONG MANY OF COURSE. THANKS LADS FOR MAKING IT SO TOUGH TO CHOOSE
Your flies then Ronnie Corbett looks at his flies on his pants gets me every time
Oh! bold Sir John was young and fair,
And bold Sir John was gay.
He said, "I'll tread the morning dew,
To take the air and listen to
The twittering of the birds all day,
The bumblebees at play,
The twit, the twit, the twit, the twit, the twittering of the birds all day,
The bum, the bum, the bum, the bum, the bumblebees at play."
So bold Sir John, he went his way,
Observing nature's farce.
"Dear Mother Earth, oh! tell me, pray,
Why elephants live so long, they say,
Your flies live but a day,
Then they drop dead upon the grass,
Your flies, your flies, your flies, your flies, your flies live but a day,
Drop dead, drop dead, drop dead, drop dead, drop dead upon the grass.”
Now bold Sir John, he met a maid,
As on her back she lay.
"Please show respect, and come not near,
For I've seen many a maiden here
Get lost among the new-mown hay,
So doff your hat I pray,
Get lost, get lost, get lost, get lost, get lost among the new-mown hay,
So doff, so doff, so doff, so doff, so doff your hat, I pray.”
When bold Sir John returned home,
They gave him gin to try.
"Nay, fill me not with liquor up,
Nor give me grape nor grain to sup.
Pour cowslip's dew into my cup.
A puritan am I.
Pour cow, pour cow, pour cow, pour cow, pour cowslip’s dew into my cup,
A pew, a pew, a pew, a pew, a puritan am I.
Pour cow, pour cow, pour cow, pour cowslip’s dew into my cup,
A pew, a pew, a pew, a pew, a puritan am I.”
@iconoclastpleonast8726 you’re welcome
sheer magic
Genius, pure genius.
I love these kind of sketches, so funny :-) Why are there no sketch shows on TV like this any more?
Absolute genius!!! Always makes me laugh. Soooooo loved them and the brilliance of Ronnie Barkers writing skills.
British humour at its finest.
The very best!
Fred Tomlinson, the lead singer here, recently passed. He was also noted for his work with Minty Python.
A SAD REALITY. WE ARE ALL HEADING THAT WAY
VERY SORRY TO READ THAT
Yes, Minty Python always had fresher breath than her brother, didn't she?!?! 😂
Dont you mean Monty Python :)
Yer mean Monty Pithon!
Genius!
Fantastic
Brilliant. I wonder if they knew they had the Cheshire emblem on their outfits?
if you look at the guy on the left you'll see him struggling to keep a straight face during the singing part...(4:19)
Poor cow
Poor cow
Poor cow
Poor cow
Pour cowslip’s dew into my cup
For coff-
For coff-
For coff-
For coff-
For coffee’s not the stuff
I don't remember that verse! LOL
I just died laughing reading that! You almost here them singing it!!!! Brilliant rewrite, man!
Our sol-
Our sol-
Our sol-
Our sol-
Our soldiers went to fight for us
With pis-
With pis-
With pis-
With pis-
With pistols at their sides
So bloody funny
Good clean fun
I could watch with my nan and grandad
Bloody funny hahahaha
WELL DESERVED PRAISES FOR THE TWO RONNIE'S HUMOUR. THINK ON THIS, NONE OF THEIR TALENT WOULD HAVE BEEN SHOWN ON TV TODAY, THANKS TO THE SICKNESS OF THE PC BRIGADE; THAT SELF-RIGHTEOUS BRIGADE THAT HAVE SPREAD THEIR DULL GREY TENTACLES ACROSS THE WORLD. BUT FILTHY LANGUAGE--? THEY LOVE,
Calm down, sir.
You'll do yourself a mischief
Thank goodness the BBC played the song in a 2R special tonight after the last night of the proms
Just saw this in a Two Ronnies Sketchbook episode today. They massively cut it to censor it. They cut the entire part of the dance with the woman bent over and they also cut some of the verses (at least one as far as I noticed).
sod off sod off sod off sod off
How funnie Thank you
Classic 2 Ronnies with linguistic conundrums, in a song.
Ronald William George Barker 25 September 1929 - 3 October 2005
Ronald Balfour Corbett 4 December 1930 - 31 March 2016
up you! up you! up you! hahahahahahahahahahahahaha !!!!!!!! :)
Still so funny after all this time 🤣🤣🤣
I remember watching this as a kid! Couldn't stop laughing at this sketch, though there were some things I didn't understand and my parents didn't explain it as they knew themselves some of it was rude! Haha
Brilliant, harmless fun. A pox on anyone who has a problem with this. :)
couldn't agree more.
“DROP DEAD DROP DEAD” 😂
The lyrics are ingenious WITHOUT the choruses!
And we only had three TV channels !
Sheet music available here!
www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/bold-sir-john-digital-sheet-music/21692440
It is a very catchy tune. I came back for the music rather than the gags.
Morris men
💖👍👌💖💖💖
maybe after @3:24 but comedic genius?
have to like my kids see now,!!
2:06 - !!!
Have they cut a verse from this? It ends: 'Addicted to love's ways I'm not, No cocksure rake am I!'
'Our soldiers went to fight for us. With pistols at their sides'
No not quite . Although it's hilarious 😅.
Gotta admit...I don’t get it.
No black faces just fun and frolics 😍
Yes, blacks are a small minority in the UK, yet modern TV is getting to the point where most faces are now inexplicably black. Along with feminism, the media seems to have gone insane, and does all it can to insult British heritage, the white race, and traditional Christian values.
.......... what?
@@jameshughes7946 if you're asking what the OP meant, some Morris dancers paint their faces black so the OP is saying they're glad that wasn't featured in this sketch (at least I hope that's what they meant)
What a load of sexist shite..
RIP Ronnie Corbett.
Genius!