PUT ME AMONGST THE GIRLS

(Clarence Murphy, Dan Lipton)


As recorded by:
Studio Band Dir. Jack Leon
V. Harry Hudson
Recorded July 1942

Also recorded by:
Davy Jones, 
Phil Kelsall,
…….and others.



Now I knew a naughty little lad
And when his mother sent him off to school
He used to raise an awful noise
If the teacher placed him ’mongst the boys
He would be anything but good
For there he’d sit a-fretting all the day
With sighs and tear drops in his eyes
Then to the teacher he would say, oh teacher

Put me amongst the girls
Put me amongst the girls
Do me a favour, do
You know I’d do as much for you
Put me amongst the girls
Those with the curly curls
They’ll enjoy themselves, and so will I
If you put me amongst the girls

John Jones came up to London Town
Meant to be a member of the force
His feet were regulation feet
Just the feet to ornament a beat
John, John, please get your helmet on
Your duty lies up east, the sergeant cried
You’re tough, so get amongst the rough
John thought of Piccadilly and he sighed, oh sergeant

Put me amongst the girls
Put me amongst the girls
Aww! Do me a favour, do
You know I‘d do as much for you
So put me amongst the girls
Those with the curly curls
And they‘ll enjoy themselves and so will I
If you put me amongst the girls.. 

Put me amongst the girls
Aww! Do me a favour, do
You know I‘d do as much for you
So put me amongst the girls
Those with the curly curls
And they‘ll enjoy themselves and so will I
If you put me amongst the girls.. 




(Transcribed from John Wright’s 78 RPM Record Collection
 by Bill Huntley -September 2013)