[Dixielandjazz] Looking for "We Three" - grateful for any help (composer? lyricist ? performer ?)

[dingle at baldwin-net.com]

Keith Garner wrote:

>Hi All
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>On 6 Mar 2006 at 1e8:48, Ric Giorgi wrote:
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>>Might anyone on the list know of or have a leadsheet for "We Three"? or have
>>any information about it. The www has a Patti Smith song and millions of
>>hits for We Three Kings but otherwise nada. 
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>I have a recording of it by The Sportinghouse Strings and this credits it to Robertson-
>Cogane-Mysels.
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>The Sportinghouse Strings are an excellent group formed here in the UK by former 
>sidemen of the late Tommy Burton to play items from his repertoire. They are Thomas 
>"Spats" Langham (banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals), Paul Degville (Electric Guitar) and 
>Richard Vernon (Double Bass).  
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>As I remember it Spats sings We Three somewhat in the style of The Inkspots.
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>The tune was used in the 1940s on a UK radio show called Happidrome. It was sung by 
>three regular characters in the the show and the "My Echo, my shadow and me" of the 
>lyrics became - "We Three in Happidrome, Working for the BBC, Ramsbottom and 
>Enoch and Me".
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>Regards
>Keith Garner
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I see to recall this as an Ink Spots tune -- and that would predate the 
others mentioned
Don