Which Switch Is The Switch, Miss, For Ipswich? (1915)
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- Опубліковано 30 лип 2023
- A popular song from 1915.
Words and music by Worton David, J. Barnett and Hermann Darewski.
Lyrics
1. I've just had a row with a telephone girl
A telephone girl, my brain's in a whirl
I asked her for Ipswich, but she lost her head
And somehow, she switched me on Northwich instead
She got so mixed up with the switches, it's true
That I got annoyed, and I cried, "Tell me, do"
Chorus
"Which switch is the switch, Miss, for Ipswich?
It's the Ipswich switch which I require
Which switch switches Ipswich with this switch?
You've switched my switch on the wrong wire
You've switched me on Northwich, not Ipswich
So, now, to prevent further hitch
If you'll tell me which switch is Northwich
And which switch is Ipswich
I'll know which switch is which"
2. I begged the young lady to please put me thro'
I cried, "Switch me, do on Ipswich Two-two
I waited an hour, then the sweet little thing
Came back from her lunch
And exclaimed, "Did you ring?"
Then just as I fancied at last I was thro'
She cried, "Have you finished?"
I said, "What the who?"
3. I got thro' at last, and I thought all was well
Rang up my hotel, but more trouble fell
I cried, "Can you book me a room there for two"
A voice said, "We can sir, but this is the Zoo"
I murmured a prayer, then I fainted away
And when I came 'round, I was trying to say
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Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein.
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne.
Get the sheet music and MIDI at:
www.sheetmusicsinger.com/whic...
My great great grandmother mother was the switch girl for her town, funny family stories about funny calls😂😂
Congratulations on seeing this thro' to the end without a hitch. Must have been fun when the audience were asked to join in. I have several such songs in my record collection & have posted them. Perhaps the toughest are: 'What I Want Is A Proper Cup Of Coffee' & 'Does This Shop Stock Shot Socks With Spots' Good luck if you ever attempt them!
Very cute!