RUNNING ROUND THE FOUNTAINS IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE
As recorded by George Formby, 29-Jan-1933.

Now I have got a story, and believe me, folks, it's true,
So if you listen for a while, I'll tell my tale to you.
Now if you go to London, there's a thing you mustn't miss.
It's quite a simple matter; all you have to do is this:

Go runnin' round the fountains in Trafalgar Square.
That's the thing that ev'rybody's doin' down there.
Just take a peep into the palace yard.
You'll find all the gates are locked and barred
And the soldiers that should be on guard
Are runnin' round the fountains in Trafalgar Square.

And then there's Madame Tussaud's; that's the well known waxworks show.
Now that's the place that all the country trippers like to go.
The figures that you've heard about, now they're no longer there.
There's only one place you will find 'em; I will tell you where:

They're runnin' round the fountains in Trafalgar Square.
That's the thing that ev'rybody's doin' down there.
Henry the Eighth chasin' Anne Boleyn,
Old Doctor Crippen lookin' haggard and thin,
And Charlie Peace with his old violin,
Are runnin' round the fountains in Trafalgar Square.

Now when I took a trip to London some few weeks ago,
To see the House of Parliament I thought I'd like to go.
The speaker simply looked at me with such an icy stare.
I said: "Where are the others?" and he said: "I'll tell you where.

"They're runnin' round the fountains in Trafalgar Square.
That's the thing that ev'rybody's doin' down there.
Lloyd George, Baldwin, dear old Ramsay Mac—
Early ev'ry mornin' you will find them on the track,
With Lady Astor, June and Amy Johnson at the back.
They're runnin' round the fountains in Trafalgar Square.

Runnin' round the fountains in Trafalgar Square—
That's the thing that ev'rybody's doin' down there.
It's the finest sport in all the land.
When you've tried it, you'll understand.
That's why Jack Hylton and his band
Go runnin' round the fountains in Trafalgar Square.