I WAS WATCHING A MAN PAINT A FENCE
Al Goodhart / Ed Nelson / Harry Pease

Jack Cooper w Ambrose and His Orchestra (1940)


I was watching a man paint a fence
While I was waiting for you
You and I had a date
And was I feeling great
You were late
So I waited for you

I was watching a man paint a fence
He painted it blue
Just as blue as the skies
Like the blue in your eyes
But the blue made me blue when I'm blue

I was getting so fidgety-widgety fidgety-widgy-woo
And nervous as could be
I was getting so wickety-wackety wickety-wacky-too
Well I thought you had deserted me

I was watching a man paint a fence
And then I spied you
So I picked up his brush
With a quick hurried rush
And I painted the words "I love you"



(Transcribed by Sir Isaac - July 2012)