<P> Sing Something Simple was a half - hour radio programme, which featured Cliff Adams and The Cliff Adams Singers, with Jack Emblow on accordion . The programme ran for 42 years from 1959 until 2001, initially on the Light Programme and later on BBC Radio 2, and earning itself the title of the longest - running continuous music programme in the world . </P> <P> The lyrics to its main theme began as follows: </P>

When was sing something simple on the radio