Lyr Req: I'm a Lady Policeman (R Wallace/S Kelley)

Subject: Lyr Req: I'm a lady policeman, and who wrote it,
From: Deni-C
Date: 28 Feb 03 - 03:15 AM

This very funny song is one I've heard at singarounds. I play piano for a music hall group and I reckon our audiences would love to see one of our performers in fishnets and a helmet performing it.....Please make their day and let me have the words. i know only part of the tune.....has it been recorded...

Cheers
D

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'm a lady policeman, and who wrote it,
From: Joe Offer
Date: 28 Feb 03 - 03:32 AM

Well, this page (click) says Hilary Spencer recorded it. She attributes it to R.Wallace+S.Kelley.
Not much to go on, but it's a start. If you write to Hilary Spencer and get lyrics, please post them here in this thread.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: Lyr Add: I'M A LADY POLICEMAN (R Wallace/S Kelley)
From: paulo
Date: 28 Feb 03 - 12:47 PM

CHORUS: I'm a lady policeman, ever so ladylike, ever so ladylike, ta-rah-rah.
When I draw my truncheon, nobody gets the spike, ever so ladylike, ta-rah-rah.
Every night at ten I go on my beat. All the naughty men say tweet, tweet, tweet.
I'm a lady policeman, ever so ladylike, ever so ladylike, ta-rah-rah.

Up to Monday morning last I never learned a job.
In honest work I'd been afraid to stay.
As I went to draw my dole, that amazing bloke
Accosted me in such a charming way.
He said, "you're built to be a lady cop,"
And there and then the barber cut my mop.

Chorus

I'm o'fay with every manly copper that I meet.
I tips the wink as long as it's OK.
I adore cat burglars 'cause they're light upon their feet.
I never give cat burglars away.
I love to stroke their lovely prickly fur.
I stroke and stroke and stroke until they purr.

Chorus


Mal Waite recorded this song on an album called "By Request" (1987) and it's credited to a Raymond Wallace. In the notes she states that she heard the song on an old 78 by Betty Bolton

Subject: Lyr Add: I'm a lady policeman
From: Sorcha
Date: 28 Feb 03 - 12:55 PM

Add in the box for paulo's post of 28 Feb 03 - 12:47 PM this thread. Thanks, paulo!!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'm a lady policeman, and who wrote it,
From: SussexCarole
Date: 28 Feb 03 - 12:58 PM

Additional third verse written by Susan Kelly to complement the original two:

All the naughty men who come out from this pub each night
Are like putty in me hands I'll have know
I takes 'em by the arm & leans 'em up against the wall
And then I frisks 'em down from 'ead to toe
I asks 'em would they like to do some time
When they say yes I say your place or mine

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'm a lady policeman, and who wrote it,
From: SussexCarole
Date: 28 Feb 03 - 01:57 PM

Add to above - recorded by Hilary Spencer on "Other Roads Other Lives"

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'm a lady policeman, and who wrote it,
From: Deni-C
Date: 28 Feb 03 - 02:34 PM

Thanks Paulo and Carole....terrific....

Cheers deni

i can just see one of our star turns now

....ta...ra....ra!!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'm a lady policeman, and who wrote it,
From: GUEST,huwster
Date: 28 Feb 03 - 03:35 PM

it was acculy writen by Ramond wallace i cant tell u when but it was and it was covered by hilary spencer.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'm a Lady Policeman (R Wallace/S Kelley)
From: GUEST,Ian Lyman
Date: 30 Mar 11 - 12:08 PM

I have video of Kenneth Williams singing the song hilariously in a London pub.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'm a Lady Policeman (R Wallace/S Kelley)
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 04 Apr 11 - 01:51 PM

You can hear a complete recording of Hilary Spencer singing I'M A LADY POLICEMAN at her web site – or Click to play an mp3 file.

I think I'd rather hear Kenneth Williams.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'm a Lady Policeman (R Wallace/S Kelley)
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 04 Apr 11 - 02:01 PM

Au fait: [French, pronounced "oh fay"]: being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge.

(I could have defined this as "abreast" but it would sound too much like a naughty pun.)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I'm a Lady Policeman (R Wallace/S Kelley)
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 04 Apr 11 - 06:43 PM

Mudcat member Lady Policeman (as in a former life lady policeman) sings a wonderful version of this, including Susan Kelly's third verse....

Kitty