Words and music : Larry Morey and Eliot Daniel.

Version originale : Sammy Turner (1959).

Recording date : 16 mars 1964.

Recording location : Olympic Sound Studios, London.

Backing group : The Shouts.

Musiciens : Tim Bates (lead guitar), John Reece (bass guitar), Eric Baker (organ), Jim Field (tenor sax), Victor Clarke (drums).

First publishing : UK LP Colombia 33 SX 1646 (10/64). "Shakin'up A Storm"

Lyrics :

Lavender blue, dilly dilly hmm
Lavender green
When I am king dilly dilly hmm, I need a queen
Ooh you told me so, dilly dilly I told myself
In a dilly dilly church
Beside a dilly dilly stream
If your answer's yes
In our dilly dilly church
Beside a dilly dilly stream
Ah you'll be mine in a dilly dilly dream
So, lavender blue, dilly dilly dilly hmm
Lavender green
When I am king, dilly dilly I need a queen

In a dilly dilly church
Veside a dilly dilly stream
If our dilly dilly church
Beside a dilly dilly stream
Ah you'll be mine in a dilly dilly dream
So, lavender blue, dilly dilly dilly hmm
Lavender green
When I am king, dilly dilly I need a queen

N.B. Gene chantait ce titre sur scène bien avant qu'il l'enregistre en studio.

Burt Ives 1949



Sammy Turner

version proche de celle de Gene


Ervin Travis

merci pearly
Que la voix de Gene fait du bien !!!!