A little of what you fancy does you good?

[GarethV]

Hi,

Just wondering if anyone knows who sung a song called or containing the lyrics "a little of what you fancy does you good"

Probably british....

[JudgeJ]

“A Little of What You Fancy Does You Good” was one of the many songs in the repertoire of MARIE LLOYD, a music hall artiste of the late 19th and early 20th century.

Marie Lloyd was born Matilda Alice Victoria Wood in the East End of London in 1870. She became a star at fifteen and stayed top of the bill, playing in 150 music halls throughout the world, until she died at the early age of 52.

Her songs, invariably rich in double meanings, were considered scandalous at the time and often condemned as immoral.

She and VESTA TILLEY were known as the two queens of the Victorian Music Hall, the superstars of their time, earning the equivalent of �1,000 a week at the height of their fame.

Despite her lifelong success she gave much of her money away to good causes and she was far from wealthy when she died in 1922.

[Englishbird]

The line is also in 'A Passion Play' by Jethro Tull

[wildebeest]

It's definitely a myth, this one... I fancy a little bit of everything that walks past in a skirt, but it wouldn't be good for my marriage!

[goldenboy]

theres a line in  wedding present song that goes 'a little bit of what you fancy doesn't do anygood at all'