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WHERE DO YOU WORK-A, JOHN? (PUSH-A PUSH-A PUSH) (THE "DELAWARE-LACKAWAN" SONG)
Lyric: Mortimer Weinberg & Charley Marks
Additional lyrics: Ernie Krickett
Music: Harry Warren
Year: 1926
Original publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.

VERSE: Long time ago, John and-a Joe
Come from sunny Italy
To-a try-a to get-a the dough.
Joe go away, John he's-a stay,
When they meet the other day,
Here's-a what-a they got-a to say:

CHORUS 1: Where do you work-a, John?
On the Delaware Lackawan.
What do you do-a, John?
I push-a, push-a, push.
What do you push-a, John?
I push, I push-a da truck,
Where do you push-a, John?
On the Delaware Lackawan-awan-awan-awan,
The Delaware Lackawan.
Ah-ah-ah! Ah-ah-ah!
Ah-ah-ah! Ah-ah-ah!

CHORUS 2: Where do you work, Marie?
In the telephone company.
What do you do, Marie?
I push-a, push-a, push.
What do you push, Marie?
I push, I push-a da plug,
Where do you push, Marie?
In the telephone company-anee-anee-anee,
The telephone company.
Ah-ah-ah! Ah-ah-ah!
Ah-ah-ah! Ah-ah-ah!

CHORUS 3 (OPTIONAL): Where do you work-a, Wop?
In da big-a da barber shop.
What do you do-a, Wop?
I strop-a, strop-a, strop.
What do you strop-a, Wop?
I strop da raze on da strop,
Where do you strop-a, Wop?
In da big-a da barber shop-da, shop-da, shop-da, shop,
Da big-a da barber shop.
Ah-ah-ah! Ah-ah-ah!
Ah-ah-ah! Ah-ah-ah!

CHORUS 4 (OPTIONAL): Where do you work-a, Tess?
On-a Broadway on da west,
What do you do-a, Tess?
I press-a, press-a, press.
What do you press-a, Tess?
I press, I press-a da dress,
Where do you press-a, Tess?
On-a Broadway on da west-da, west-da, west-da, west,
On Broadway on da west.
Ah-ah-ah! Ah-ah-ah!
Ah-ah-ah! Ah-ah-ah!

CHORUS 5 (OPTIONAL): Where do you work-a, Joe?
For the city I shovel snow,
What do you do-a, Joe?
I push-a, push-a, push.
What do you push-a, Joe?
I push, I push-a da shov'
Where do you push-a, Joe?
For the city I shovel snow, o-oh, o-oh, o-oh,
The city I shovel snow.
Ah-ah-ah! Ah-ah-ah!
Ah-ah-ah! Ah-ah-ah!

CHORUS 6 (OPTIONAL): Where do you work-a, Jerry?
On the Lackawanna ferry,
What do you do-a, Jerry?
I push-a, push-a, push.
What do you push-a, Jerry?
I push, I push-a da gates,
Where do you push, Jerry?
On the Lackawanna ferry-da, ferry-da, ferry-da, ferry,
The Lackawanna ferry.
Ah-ah-ah! Ah-ah-ah!
Ah-ah-ah! Ah-ah-ah!

CHORUS 7 (OPTIONAL): Where do you work-a, Gus?
On da big-a da Jitney bus.
What do you do-a, Gus?
I push-a, push-a, push.
What do you push-a, Gus?
I push, I push-a da clutch,
Where do you push-a, Gus?
On da big-a da Jitney bus-da, bus-da, bus-da, bus,
Da big-a da Jitney bus.
Ah-ah-ah! Ah-ah-ah!
Ah-ah-ah! Ah-ah-ah!

ITALIAN CHORUS (OPTIONAL): Addo fatiche, Giuvan'?
Mi work in da Laccuan'
I nun te capisco, Giuvan'?
Mi pusce, mi pusce, mi pusce.
Ma tu che pusce, Giuvan'?
Mi pusce, mi pusce di trocco,
*(Ueni minuzz') Giuvan'?
Porta me pur a puscia-puscia-puscia-Giuvan',
E porta a me a puscia.
Ah-ah-ah! Ah-ah-ah!
Ah-ah-ah! Ah-ah-ah!

*- (Aggio pacienze)