Biography:
George Formby, OBE (26 May 1904 – 6 March 1961), was a British actor, singer-songwriter and comedian. He sang light, comical songs, usually playing the ukulele or banjolele. He was a major star of stage and screen in the 1930s and '40s, when Formby became the UK's highest-paid entertainer. His songs such as "When I'm Cleaning Windows" were particularly popular during the Second World War (1939–45).
When he and his wife travelled throughout the war, creating improvised lyrics to songs to fit the situation, they delighted their audiences.
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Other songs:
- I'm Leaning On A Lampost
- Leaning On A Lampost
- Maginot Line
- When I'm Cleaning Windows
- When Im Cleaning Windows
- Leaning On A Lamp Post
- Bless Em All
- Id Do It With A Smile
- Id Like A Dream Like That
- Mother Whatll I Do Now
- Our Sergeant Major
- Swimmin With The Wimmin
- The Other Side Of The World
- Why Dont Women Like Me
- With My Little Ukulele In My Hand
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[Intro]
D Gm D
When I used to find troubles come my way
D D/F# F#m
I always wished they wouldn't stay
A Dm6 A
But I'm not so sure since you came along
Bm7 Bm7#5 E13 Em7 A7
Whether I was right or wrong.
[Verse 1]
D D/F# Em7 A9
If you ask me would I entertain the lions at the zoo
D Bm7 E7 A7
By singing in beside them just before their lunch was due
D F#m7b5/C B7 Em7 A9
Would I do it? I'd do more, I'd do it with a smile.
[Verse 2]
D D/F# Em7 A9
If you ask me would I take a trip to Paris in the spring
D Bm7 E7 A9
And see the girls and watch the thrills and never do a thing
D F#m7b5/C B7 Em7 A9 D
Would I do it? I'd do more, I'd do it with a smile.
[Middle Eight]
Bm F#7 F#m7 B9 B7b9
I'm not a super sort of man, there isn't much that I can do but sing
Em B7 E7 Em7 A9
Yet if you watch me at a fight, I could knock Joe Louis out the ring
D D/F# Em7 A9
If you ask me to be hypnotized and go into a trance
D Bm7 E7 A9
Or even pay my income tax just ten years in advance.
D F#m7b5/C B7 Em7 A9 D
Would I do it? I'd do more, ya ma'am, I'd do it with a smile.
D Gm D
When I used to find troubles come my way
D D/F# F#m
I always wished they wouldn't stay
A Dm6 A
But I'm not so sure since you came along
Bm7 Bm7#5 E13 Em7 A7
Whether I was right or wrong.
[Verse 1]
D D/F# Em7 A9
If you ask me would I entertain the lions at the zoo
D Bm7 E7 A7
By singing in beside them just before their lunch was due
D F#m7b5/C B7 Em7 A9
Would I do it? I'd do more, I'd do it with a smile.
[Verse 2]
D D/F# Em7 A9
If you ask me would I take a trip to Paris in the spring
D Bm7 E7 A9
And see the girls and watch the thrills and never do a thing
D F#m7b5/C B7 Em7 A9 D
Would I do it? I'd do more, I'd do it with a smile.
[Middle Eight]
Bm F#7 F#m7 B9 B7b9
I'm not a super sort of man, there isn't much that I can do but sing
Em B7 E7 Em7 A9
Yet if you watch me at a fight, I could knock Joe Louis out the ring
D D/F# Em7 A9
If you ask me to be hypnotized and go into a trance
D Bm7 E7 A9
Or even pay my income tax just ten years in advance.
D F#m7b5/C B7 Em7 A9 D
Would I do it? I'd do more, ya ma'am, I'd do it with a smile.
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