ADD: 'Liza's Tootsies (Harry Castling)

Subject: ADD: Liza's Tootsies
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Apr 24 - 09:48 PM

ELIZA'S TOOTSIES

Well there was a young girl and she lived down the street,
Her name was Eliza and she had big feet,
Size 24, corns attached
And for size and for quality,
They can't be matched.

Eliza's tootsies, Elza's feet,
Make no mistake, they take the cake,
Does Eliza's plates of meat.

Now Eliza went down to the shoe shop one day,
When the man saw her feet,
he faded away,
He looked with a smile and he said with a grin,
What you need are the cases that the shoes come in!

CHORUS

Well Eliza went down to the butcher shop,
When she got to the door she fell flip flop,
The butcher ran out with his knife in his hand,
'Who the devil knocked me shutters down!?'

It was Eliza's tootsies etc.

Now Eliza fell ill and they sent for an ambulance,
To get her body in they had no chance,
They sent for another at the corner of the street,
One for Eliza and the other for her feet!

Eliza's tootsies etc.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Liza's Tootsies old music hall song
From: maeve
Date: 06 Dec 15 - 11:29 PM

Oh, I'm sorry to read that! Patience then, for I'm sure someone will come along with the full song. It may take a while.

Perhaps a moderator will kindly combine the two threads? Thanks!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Liza's Tootsies old music hall song
From: GUEST,JJG
Date: 06 Dec 15 - 12:10 PM

Thank you, but Mum has passed and the family can only remember some bits!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Liza's Tootsies old music hall song
From: maeve
Date: 06 Dec 15 - 10:19 AM

It doesn't have the full song lyrics, but it's a good start that may help your mother remember the rest!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Liza's Tootsies old music hall song
From: maeve
Date: 06 Dec 15 - 10:13 AM

Your earlier thread looking for the same song has already been answered. Click here: Subject: Lyrics to Liza's Tootsies.Harry Castling From: GUEST,JJG - PM Date: 26

Subject: Lyr Req: Liza's Tootsies old music hall song
From: GUEST,JJG
Date: 06 Dec 15 - 09:47 AM

desparately needing these lyrics which were my mother's party piece many years ago. It starts with - I'll sing of a damsel who lives down our street, with a chorus of Liza's tootsies, Liza's feet.......

Subject: RE: Lyrics to Liza's Tootsies.Harry Castling
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 26 Nov 15 - 05:59 PM

This information from WorldCat.org:

'LIZA'S TOOTSIES
Sung by Arthur Rigby
Words and music by Harry Castling
London : Francis, Day & Hunter, ©1893.

First line: I'll sing of a damsel who lives down our street.
First line of chorus: 'Liza's tootsies, 'Liza's feet.

These lines are quoted in a novel, The Strangers' Wedding: The Comedy of a Romantic by Walter Lionel George (Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1916), page 175:

Liza's tootsies. Liza's feet.
You can bet they'll take the cake.
Will Liza's plates of meat.

Subject: RE: Lyrics to Liza's Tootsies.Harry Castling
From: GUEST,#
Date: 26 Nov 15 - 09:30 AM

World Cat says there's on copy in a library. Please note that 'Liza is a contraction.

All I could locate quickly is

http://www.worldcat.org/title/lizas-tootsies/oclc/57411941

Subject: Lyrics to Liza's Tootsies.Harry Castling
From: GUEST,JJG
Date: 26 Nov 15 - 08:36 AM

I am desparately looking for the lyrics to Liza's Tootsies by composer Harry Castling from 1893