With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm

"With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm" is a darkly humorous song, written in 1934 with lyrics by R. P. Weston and Bert Lee and music by Harris Weston.[1] It was originally performed by Stanley Holloway. It tells of how the ghost of Anne Boleyn haunts the Tower of London, seeking revenge on Henry VIII for having her beheaded.

"With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm"
Song
Written1934
Published1934
Composer(s)Harris Weston
Lyricist(s)R. P. Weston & Bert Lee

It has been covered by many performers, including:

In media

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It has appeared in many shows, including:

  • The song was used in the serial Spin and Marty on the Mickey Mouse Club TV show in the late 1950s.
  • During the episode "Whine Club" of the TV series Frasier, Daphne Moon sings the song due to the fact that she was drunk on a Bloody Mary cocktail.
  • During the episode "They do it with Mirrors" of the TV series Marple. The convicts sing together an excerpt of the song before the theater play.

It was referenced in the novel, Murder, She Wrote: A Question of Murder, and in the children's novel, Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great by Judy Blume.

References

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  1. ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries Part 3 Musical Compositions New Series Vol. 30 No. 1. Library of Congress. 1935. p. 2350. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  2. ^ Lion and Unicorn: "Pick of the Pops:
  3. ^ "78 Record: Roy Barbour - with Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm (1934)".
  4. ^ "The Kingston Trio... Sold Out". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
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