WORSTERSHIRE SAUCE


It was found by Lord Sandy’s, Lord Sandy’s, Lord Sandy’s, 
Found by Lord San dy's so they do say. 
Made by Lee & Perrins Lee & Perrins Lee & Perrins 
Made by Lee & Per rins  down Broad Street way.

That famouse Wors-ter-shire, Wors-ter-shire, Wors-ter-shire,  
Fa i mouse Wors-ter-shire, Wors-ter-shire, sauce 
It makes horse raddish, horse raddish, horse raddish, 
Makes horse  raddish taste empty & coarse.

It’s sold the world over, world over, world over,
It’s sold the world over, Here ford & all 
Yes even in India, in India, in India, even in India 
& its birth place Bengal

It’s made with anchovies, anchovies, anchovies, 
Made with anchovies, vinegar from the vault.
Shallots & spices & spices & spices 
Shallots & spices, tamarinds & salt.
 
& then we add molasses, molasses, molasses, 
then we add molasses, West Indies best.
Mattured in oak barrels, oak barrels, oak barrels, 
Matured in oak barrels, to give it that zest.

Then also some hmm hmm & hmm hmm & hmm hmm 
Also some hmm hmm, garlic as well.
The rest is a secret, a secret, a secret, 
The rest is a secret we will not tell.

Because we are proud to & proud to & proud to 
'cos we are  proud to, be the work-force 
Making Worstershire, Worstershire, Worstershire, 
Making Worstershire, Worstershire, sauce.
 

http://cresby.com ©   Cresby Nov 10th 1984
Lord Sandy's (pronounced with a silent Y as in politics) returned from a tour of duty in India 
to Worcester in about 1835.  His pallete soon missed the piquant Bengal sauce he had become 
accustomed to.  The recipe was given the chemists to make up.  The partnership of John Wheely 
Lea and William Perrins of 63 Broad Street were chosen by virtue of their pre-eminance in 
Worcestershire.  After several tasty but passe concoctions, Lord Sandy's pronounced favourably.  
The marketing potential of the potent brew became apparent as friends started asking for 
samples, so Mssr Lee & Perrins obtained permission to produce commercially and use the slogan 
“from nobleman of Worcestershire”.  Subsequently they made and bigger batches in bigger and 
bigger premises.