I DO DO THINGS, I DO
(Gibson / Long)

as recorded by George Formby
May 29th 1935


A darin' little rascal, that's what my friends call me,
Gettin' into trouble is to me like A-B-C.
At school I drew the teacher's face on someone else's slate;
Now I'm grown up I write rude words upon the doctor's gate!

Oh, I do do things, I do I do, I do do things, I do!
I did a darin' deed today and didn't care a sou.
I smacked a lump of meat outside a butcher's shop in Kew,
Oh, I do do things, I do I do, I do do things, I do!

Oh, I do do things, I do I do, I do do things, I do!
I raised my hat one evenin' to a lady dressed in blue.
She said, "How are you?", I replied, "What's that to do with you?"
Oh, I do do things, I do I do, I do do things, I do!

I went into a hosier's, I'd nothin' else to do,
The man behind the counter said, "What can I do for you?"
I said, "Are all your shirts quite clean, are all the clean ones gone?"
"We've heaps!", he cried, then I replied, "Why don't you put one on?"

Oh-ho, I do do things, I do I do, I do do things, I do!
I made a policeman stop the traffic once at Waterloo.
He said, "Do you want to cross the road?", I answered, "No, do you?",
Oh, I do do things, I do I do, I do do things, I do!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - August 2017)