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Posted By: and e
05-Jun-24 - 05:01 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Forty Years a Chambermaid
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Forty Years a Chambermaid
The master of ceremonies appeared in a flannel nightgown for the next act with an enameled pot in one hand and a candle in the other. He sang a song called, "Forty years a chamber- maid." He then sang a couplet with different endings, holding up the candle as he sang:
"Two old maid in a folding bed, One turned over to the other and said, Memories, memories."
"Two old maids in a folding bed, One turned over to the other and said, 'Ah, sweet mystery of life at last I've found you.'"
"Two old maids in a folding bed, One turned over to the other and said, 'I'll get by as long as I have you.'"
Report of Edna M. Clark, dated February 3, 1944 investigating a complaint of disorderly conduct at a bar.