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Billy Weeks | Lyr Req: While (Whilst ?) London Sleeps (21) | RE: Lyr Req: While (Whilst ?) London Sleeps | 24 Jan 07 |
As always, Michael Kilgarriff's 'Sing Us One of the Old Songs' provides a reliable factual starter for this kind of question. The song was published in 1896 as 'While London's Fast Asleep'. It was written by Harry Dacre, published by his own company (Frank Dean & Co) and sung by Marie Tyler. |