WHEN I'M CLEANING WINDOWS
Written by George Formby, Harry Gifford & Fred E. Cliffe
Performed by George Formby in "Keep Your Seats Please" (1936)

Now[C]I go window cleaning to [D7]earn an honest bob;
[G7]For a nosey parker it's an interesting [C]job.
[C]Now, it's a job that [C7]just suits me A [F]window cleaner [Cdim]you would be,
If[C] you could see what [C7]I[C6] can [C]see [Cdim]When I'm cleaning [C]windows.

[C]The honey-mooning [C7]couples too [F]You should see them [Cdim]bill and coo,
[C]You'd be surprised at [C7]things [C6]they [C]do, [Cdim]When I'm cleaning [C]windows.
In [E7]my profession I work hard [A7]But I'll never stop,
I'll [D7]climb this blinking ladder til I [G7]get right to the top.

The [C]blushing bride she [C7]looks divine, The [F]Bridegroom he is [Cdim]doing fine,
I'd [C]rather have his [C7]job [C6]than [C]mine When I'm cleaning [C]windows.
[C]The chamber maid sweet [C7]names I call [F]It's a wonder [Cdim]I don't fall
My [C]mind's not on my [C7]work [C6]at [C]all [Cdim]when I'm cleaning [C]windows.

[C]I know a fella, [C7}such a swell He [F] has a thirst it's [Cdim]plain to tell,
I've [C]seen him drink his [C7]bath [C6]as [Cdim]well when I'm cleaning [C]windows.

In [E7]my profession I work hard [A7]But I'll never stop,
I'll [D7]climb this blinking ladder til I [G7]get right to the top.
Py[C]jamas lying [C7]side by side [F]Ladies nighties [Cdim]I have spied
I've [C]often seen what [C7]goes [C6]inside [Cdim]when I'm cleaning [C]windows.

Now [C]there's a famous [C7]talkie Queen, [F]looks a flapper [Cdim]on the screen
She's [C]more like eighty [C7]than [C6]eigh [C]teen [Cdim]When I'm cleaning [C]windows.
She [C]pulls her hair all [C7]down behind [F]Then pulls down her - [Cdim]never mind
And [C]after that pulls [C7]down [C6]the [C]blind [Cdim]When I'm cleaning [C]windows.

In [E7]my profession I work hard [A7]But I'll never stop,
I'll [D7]climb this blinking ladder til I [G7]get right to the top.
An [C]old maid walks a[C7]round the floor,
She's [C]so fed up one [Cdim]day I'm sure,
She'll [C]drag me in and [C7]lock [C6]the [C]door [Cdim]When I'm cleaning [C]windows.

[Cdim]When I'm cleaning [C]windows.

This song first appeared in the movie "Keep Your Seats Please' (1936). Due to its racy lyrics the BBC banned it from the Radio. Queen Mary liked the song and "was not amused". The BBC relinquished its ban. This version is scored for Ukulele, (gCEA), in the key of C. When Formby played it on Banjolele it was in Key of D, (Banjoleles of the period were tuned aDF#B). - TPC