"Not in Nottingham" is a song from

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's animated film ''

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'' written and performed by Roger Miller. The performance by Miller, with narration provided by the minstrel rooster

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, takes place in the rain while the poor are imprisoned. It is one of three songs sung in the film by Miller, the others being "Whistle-Stop" and "Oo-De-Lally". The song was covered by Los Lobos for their 2009 album ''Los Lobos Goes Disney''.

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also did a rendition of the song during their sessions with

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in 2012. Watkins Family Hour has long played the song as part of its live repertoire and released a studio version on their 2015 debut album.

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1973 songs Culture in Nottingham Disney songs Depictions of Robin Hood in music Roger Miller songs Songs written by Roger Miller Los Lobos songs Mumford & Sons songs Songs written for animated films Songs about England Songs about cities {{1970s-song-stub