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)
C G7 C
C G7 C
Now everybody's got a crazy notion of their own
F C D7 G7
Some like to mix up with a crowd, some like to be alone
F C
It's no one else's business as far as I can see
D7 G7
But every time that I go out the people stare at me
C
With my little ukulele in my hand
F C
Of course the people do not understand
G7 C
Some say "Why don't you be a scamp?, Why don't you read a book?"
D7 G7
But I get lots more pleasure when I'm playing with me uke!
C E7 Am C7
Of course I take no notice you can tell
F G7
For mother's sound advice will always stand
C E7 A7 Dm
She said "My boy do as I say and you'll never go astray
G7 C G7 C E7 A7
If you keep that ukulele in your hand, yes, son,
D7 G7 C
Keep your ukulele in your hand!"
C G7 C
While walking on the prom one night as peaceful as can be
F C D7 G7
When some young girl said "What about a walk down by the sea?"
F C
She said her name was Min and she'd just come for the day
D7 G7
She looked so young and harmless that I couldn't turn away
C
So with my little ukulele in my hand
F C
Me and Min we walked along the sand
G7 C
We walked along for miles without a single care or frown
D7 G7
But when we reached the sand dunes she said "Come on let's sit down."
C E7 Am C7
I felt so shy and bashful sitting there
F G7
'Cause the things she said I didn't understand
C E7 A7 Dm
She said "Your love just makes my dizzy, come on big boy get busy..."
G7 C G7 C E7 A7
But I kept my ukulele in my hand, yes, sir,
D7 G7 C
I kept my ukulele in my hand!
C G7 C
Made up my mind that I'd get wed some eighteen months ago
F C D7 G7
I also bought a book about the things a boy should know
F C
But just about a week ago I had an awful fright
D7 G7
I had to get dressed quickly in the middle of the night
C
And with my little ukulele in my hand
F C
I went running down the street to Doctor Brand
G7 C
It didn't take him long to get his bag of tools
D7 G7
I held his hat and coat and let him have me book of rules
C E7 Am C7
Out the bedroom door he looked and smiled
F G7
He said "Come on in and see your wife and child.'
C E7 A7 Dm
My heart it filled with joy, I could see it was a boy
G7 C G7 C E7 A7
For he had a ukulele in his hand, oh, baby,
D7 G7
He had a ukulele
D7 G7
He had a ukulele
D7 G7 C G7 C
He had a ukulele in his hand!
C G7 C
C G7 C
Now everybody's got a crazy notion of their own
F C D7 G7
Some like to mix up with a crowd, some like to be alone
F C
It's no one else's business as far as I can see
D7 G7
But every time that I go out the people stare at me
C
With my little ukulele in my hand
F C
Of course the people do not understand
G7 C
Some say "Why don't you be a scamp?, Why don't you read a book?"
D7 G7
But I get lots more pleasure when I'm playing with me uke!
C E7 Am C7
Of course I take no notice you can tell
F G7
For mother's sound advice will always stand
C E7 A7 Dm
She said "My boy do as I say and you'll never go astray
G7 C G7 C E7 A7
If you keep that ukulele in your hand, yes, son,
D7 G7 C
Keep your ukulele in your hand!"
C G7 C
While walking on the prom one night as peaceful as can be
F C D7 G7
When some young girl said "What about a walk down by the sea?"
F C
She said her name was Min and she'd just come for the day
D7 G7
She looked so young and harmless that I couldn't turn away
C
So with my little ukulele in my hand
F C
Me and Min we walked along the sand
G7 C
We walked along for miles without a single care or frown
D7 G7
But when we reached the sand dunes she said "Come on let's sit down."
C E7 Am C7
I felt so shy and bashful sitting there
F G7
'Cause the things she said I didn't understand
C E7 A7 Dm
She said "Your love just makes my dizzy, come on big boy get busy..."
G7 C G7 C E7 A7
But I kept my ukulele in my hand, yes, sir,
D7 G7 C
I kept my ukulele in my hand!
C G7 C
Made up my mind that I'd get wed some eighteen months ago
F C D7 G7
I also bought a book about the things a boy should know
F C
But just about a week ago I had an awful fright
D7 G7
I had to get dressed quickly in the middle of the night
C
And with my little ukulele in my hand
F C
I went running down the street to Doctor Brand
G7 C
It didn't take him long to get his bag of tools
D7 G7
I held his hat and coat and let him have me book of rules
C E7 Am C7
Out the bedroom door he looked and smiled
F G7
He said "Come on in and see your wife and child.'
C E7 A7 Dm
My heart it filled with joy, I could see it was a boy
G7 C G7 C E7 A7
For he had a ukulele in his hand, oh, baby,
D7 G7
He had a ukulele
D7 G7
He had a ukulele
D7 G7 C G7 C
He had a ukulele in his hand!
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