I WANT THE WAITER WITH THE WATER
Kay Warner / Sue Warner  1939

as rec by Ella Fitzgerald & her Famous Orch  1939

also rec by-
Ozzie Nelson & his Orch '39
Trummy Young w Jimmie Lunceford & his Orch '39


I want the waiter with the water,
I want the waiter with the water for my daughter.
I want the waiter with the water for my daughter,
'Cause my daughter has an order for some water on a tray.

He's got a menu that'll send you,
He's got a menu that'll send you and befriend you,
He's got a menu that'll send you and befriend you, maybe lend you
If you'll help me find the waiter with the tray!

While my daughter was having lunch one day,
She caught the waiter's eye.
He took one look at her and ran away,
Now she's gonna die of thirst unless I find that guy!

I want the waiter with the water,
I want the waiter with the water for my daughter.
Don't want the butcher or the baker or the candlestickle maker,
Want the waiter with the water on the tray!

She wants the waiter with the water,
She wants the waiter with the water for her daughter.
Don't want the butcher or the baker or the candlestickle maker,
Want the waiter, with the water on the tray!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - June 2011)