In the song Ernie (who drove the fastest milk cart in the west) by Benny Hill.?

Answer 1

Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West) was an innuendo-laden comic song written and performed by Benny Hill.

According to some reports Hill originally recorded the song for his BBC show in 1956, but if this is correct it would seem that the original performance was wiped. The song was not to become famous until the 1970s.

Hill performed the song on The Benny Hill Show in 1970. The original clip is seldom repeated as it was made in black and white owing to a technicians' strike, but the episode has been released on DVD on both sides of the Atlantic.

The following year it was included with minor lyrical revisions on Hill's album Words and Music. When it was released as a single it became a surprise Number 1 chart hit, topping the UK singles chart for four weeks at Christmas 1971. A promotional film was shot starring Hill as Ernie and Henry McGee as Ted.

Hill re-recorded the song shortly before his death in 1992 for the album Benny Hill...The Best Of. The re-recording has more lightweight instrumentation and critics felt that it was redundant. There is one trivial alteration to the lyrics: "a shilling" is changed to "10p".

On Desert Island Discs in May 2006, Conservative Party leader David Cameron picked it as one of his eight favourite records, claiming When you are asked to sing a song, this is, I'm afraid, the only song whose words I can remember.


Inspired by his time working for Hann's Dairies in Eastleigh, Hampshire the song concerned the fictional exploits of Ernie Price, a 52 year old (68 in the original TV version) milkman who drove a horse-drawn milk cart, his war with the bread delivery man ("Two-Ton Ted from Teddington") and their efforts to win the heart of Sue, a widow who lives on her own at number 22, Liddley Lane.

In the end the two men fight with what they carry on their carts and Ernie is killed by a rock cake underneath his heart followed by a stale pork pie in his eye (a stale meat pie in the original TV version).

After his death Sue and Ted marry, but Ernie's ghost returns to haunt them.

Answer 2

Yes Ernie (who drove the fastest milk cart in the West) is by Benny Hill

Answer 3

ernie drove the fastest milk cart in the west

Answer 4

Ernie of course, "His name was ernie, and he drove the fastest milk cart in the west".

Answer 5

approximately 3 years in the past i replaced into going to paintings ,early morning on the A1M.when I reached the barnet around approximately there have been 2 milk floats,one on its ingredient and the different parked up,and those 2 milkmen sweeping up the broken glass.the full street replaced into white !I dont comprehend if anyones call replaced into ernie,yet ,from the info they the two drove speedy carts!!!!racing them around the around approximately lol

Answer 6

In the song, the chorus lyric went; "Ernie, he drove the fastest milk float in the west". So you see the answer is tied in with the chorus of the song. ;-)
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Answer 7

Yes it is by the late great Benny Hill

Answer 8

Yes it is. It's one of the most well crafted songs ever, the writer must have spent many hours to make it all work so well.

It's on my PC, my MP3 player and a CD in all my cars.

Answer 9

Ernie.

but I prefered the Mary Whitehouse Experience version: which had Robert Smith from the Cure singing it. *titters*

Answer 10

ERNIE (THE FASTEST MILKMAN IN THE WEST)
(Benny Hill)
Benny Hill - 1971


You could hear the hoof beats pound as they raced across the ground,
And the clatter of the wheels as they spun 'round and 'round.
And he galloped into market street, his badge upon his chest,
His name was Ernie, and he drove the fastest milk cart in the west.

Now Ernie loved a widow, a lady known as Sue,
She lived all alone in Liddley Lane at number 22.
They said she was too good for him, she was haughty, proud and chic,
But Ernie got his cocoa there three times every week.

They called him Ernie, (Ernieeeeeeeeeee)
And he drove the fastest milk cart in the west.

She said she'd like to bathe in milk, he said, "All right, sweetheart,"
And when he'd finished work one night he loaded up his cart.
He said, "D'you want it pasturize? 'Cause pasturize is best,"
She says, "Ernie, I'll be happy if it comes up to my chest."

That tickled old Ernie, (Ernieeeeeeeeeee)
And he drove the fastest milk cart in the west.

Now Ernie had a rival, an evil-looking man,
Called Two-Ton Ted from Teddington and he drove the baker's van.
He tempted her with his treacle tarts and his tasty wholemeal bread,
And when she seen the size of his hot meat pies it very near turned her head.

She nearly swooned at his macaroon and he said, "If you treat me right,
You'll have hot rolls every morning and crumpets every night."
He knew once she sampled his layer cake he'd have his wicked way,
And all Ernie had to offer was a pint of milk a day.

Poor Ernie, (Ernieeeeeeeeeee)
And he drove the fastest milk cart in the west.

One lunch time Ted saw Ernie's horse and cart outside her door,
It drove him mad to find it was still there at half past four.
And as he lept down from his van hot blood through his veins did course,
And he went across to Ernie's cart and didn't half kick his 'orse.

Whose name was Trigger, (Triggerrrrrrrr)
And he pulled the fastest milk cart in the west.

Now Ernie rushed out into the street, his gold top in his hand,
He said, "If you wanna marry Susie you'll fight for her like a man."
"Oh why don't we play cards for her?" he sneeringly replied,
"And just to make it interesting we'll have a shilling on the side."

Now Ernie dragged him from his van and beneath the blazing sun,
They stood there face to face, and Ted went for his bun.
But Ernie was too quick, things didn't go the way Ted planned,
And a strawberry-flavoured yogurt sent it spinning from his hand.

Now Susie ran between them and tried to keep them apart,
And Ernie, he pushed her aside and a rock cake caught him underneath his heart.
And he looked up in pained surprise and the concrete hardened crust,
Of a stale pork pie caught him in the eye and Ernie bit the dust.

Poor Ernie, (Ernieeeeeeeeeee)
And he drove the fastest milk cart in the west.

Ernie was only 52, he didn't wanna die,
And now he's gone to make deliveries in that milk round in the sky.
Where the customers are angels and ferocious dogs are banned,
And the milkman's life is full of fun in that fairy, dairy land.

But a woman's needs are many fold and soon she married Ted,
But strange things happened on their wedding night as they lay in their bed.
Was that the trees a-rustling? Or the hinges of the gate?
Or Ernie's ghostly gold tops a-rattling in their crate?

They won't forget Ernie, (Ernieeeeeeeeee)
And he drove the fastest milk cart in the west.