[78-L] And Yet I Don't Know (Fwd: Fwd: lyric queries)

[Gene Baron]

The monologues web site I listed below gives this writers credit:

*AND YET I DON'T KNOW!
(Buying a Wedding Present)
by
R. P. Weston and Bert Lee (1919)*

RP Weston was a prolific Music Hall song writer.  If anyone out there has
Brian Rusts's 'British Music Hall on Record' there may be more information
about there.

Gene
gene.baron at gmail.com




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From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
Date: Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 9:26 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Fwd: lyric queries
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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
>
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> 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
>>
>>
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