'FEE FI FO FUM' - El Mick
An original song by Mick Sumbling (see lyrics below) based on the English fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk", which first appeared as "The Story of Jack Spriggins and the Enchanted Bean" in 1734 and as Benjamin Tabart's moralized "The History of Jack and the Bean-Stalk" in 1807. The title and the words used in the chorus are originally from Joseph Jacobs' 1890 poem.
Video shows scsnes from Bud Abbot & Lou Costello's film version of 'Jack and the Beanstalk' (1952).
FEE-FI-FO-FUM
1. In the castle late at night
I'm awoken by a thud
Is someone moving in the dark?
My moneybags, my magic harp
Dragged through the mud
But I will stop his lark
I can taste his blood
Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum,
I smell the blood of an Englishman
Be he alive or be he dead,
I'll grind his bones to make my bread
Fee Fi Fo Fum,
I smell the blood of an Englishman
2. My hen that lays the golden eggs
Henrietta is her name
Is cradled in a stranger's arms
Is giving up her precious charms
I can smell his fateful tracks
I’ll catch him, wring his neck
The beanstalk’s round the back