Subject: Lyr Add: WHEN I'M CLEANING WINDOWS (George Formby)
From:
Murray MacLeod
Date: 23 Mar 07 - 06:37 PM
WHEN I'M CLEANING WINDOWS
- written by George Formby, Harry Gifford and Frederick E. Cliffe
- as recorded September 27, 1936 by George Formby (1904-1961)
Now I go cleanin' windows to earn an honest bob.
For a nosy parker it's an interestin' job.
Now it's a job that just suits me.
A window cleaner you would be
If you can see what I can see
When I'm cleanin' windows.
Honeymoonin' couples too:
You should see them bill 'n' coo.
You'd be surprised at things they do
When I'm cleanin' windows.
In my profession I'll work hard, but I'll never stop.
I'll climb this blinkin' ladder till I get right to the top.
The blushin' bride, she looks divine.
The bridegroom he is doin' fine.
I'd rather have his job than mine,
When I'm cleanin' windows.
The chambermaids' sweet names I call.
It's a wonder I don't fall.
My mind's not on my work at all,
When I'm cleanin' windows.
I know a fella, such a swell.
He has a thirst, that's plain to tell.
I've seen him drink his bath as well,
When I'm cleanin' windows.
Oh, in my profession I'll work hard but I'll never stop.
I'll climb this blinkin' ladder till I get right to the top.
Pyjamas lyin' side by side,
Ladies nighties I have spied.
I've often seen what goes inside,
When I'm cleanin' windows.
------ banjo ------
Now there's a famous talkie queen.
She looks a flapper on the screen.
She's more like eighty than eighteen,
When I'm cleanin' windows.
She pulls her hair all down behind,
Then pulls down her ... never mind,
And after that pulls down the blind,
When I'm cleanin' windows.
In my profession I'll work hard, but I'll never stop.
I'll climb this blinkin' ladder till I get right to the top.
An old maid walks around the floor.
She's so fed up, one day I'm sure
She'll drag me in and lock the door,
When I'm cleanin' windows.
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