Don't Dilly Dally on the Way
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Don't Dilly Dally On The Way is the first line of the chorus of the song My Old Man (said follow the van) [1], a song which was part of the repertoire of Marie Lloyd. The song was written by Fred W. Leigh and Charles Collins. The chorus lyrics are:
- My old man said "Follow the van,
- And don't dilly dally on the way".
- Off went the van wiv me 'ome packed in it,
- I walked behind wiv me old cock linnet.
- But I dillied and dallied, dallied and I dillied
- Lost me way and don't know where to roam.
- Well you can't trust a special like the old time coppers
- When you can't find your way 'ome
To dilly dally is to linger.
An alternative to the second to last line is
- I stopped on the way to have me old half quarten *
- "Half quarten" was a slang expression for a measure of spirits (usually Gin) and was equal to 2½ Imperial ounces
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