[78-L] Fwd: lyric queries

[David Lennick]

Ah! So it must be much older, since Beatrice Kay also recorded it in the 40s 
and THAT was a look back at music hall material.

dl

Gene Baron wrote:
> The song about the gifts is related to a song called "And Yet I Don't Know"
> -- it was recorded by Stanley Holloway on his 'ERE's 'OLLOWAY' LP from 1956
> on Columbia (ML 5162), a collection of British Music Hall songs.  You can
> find the words at:
> 
> www.monologues.co.uk:
> 
> Gene
> gene.baron at gmail.com
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> Date: Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 11:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] lyric queries
> To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> 
> 
> A quick Google search brings up several "Leprosy" links and various lyrics,
> as
> well as a lot of questions similar to yours. I remember hearing it sung
> briefly
> in a radio drama in the early 60s so I know it was around.
> 
> Nothing on the other one, sorry..
> 
> dl
> 
> Eric Goldberg wrote:
>> My sister asked me about two songs, one which definitely was on 78's since
> she remembers it from the 78s of our childhood. I don't remember the song
> and I don't know who sang it but it outlined a series of gifts that were to
> be given to different people and then the singer decides to send just
> "kindest regards". I'm not even positive if that was the phrase, it could
> have been fondest regards, but that was the story. Any help would be
> appreciated.
>> The other song was a parody  of "Jalousie" called "Leprosy".
>>
>> All I remember of the lyrics was
>>
>> Leprosy
>> It's climbing all over me
>> There goes my eyeball
>> Into your highball
>>
>> Kiss me quick
>> There goes my upper lip.......
>>
>> Do any of you remember more of this song and was it ever recorded...even
> if it was on (dare I say it) an LP?
>> Thank you for your kind attention and I offer fondest regards to you all.
>>
>> Eric Goldberg
>>
>>