RING YOUR LITTLE BELL
(Wallace)

as recorded by George Formby
(vocal & ukelele)
July 19th 1936


Never go to Doctor Quack because you've got the blues,
Medicine won't make 'em disappear!
If you've got a mild attack of chronic hoopazoos,
Listen, 'ere's a marvellous idea!

Now if you're worried don't be blue,
Ring your little bell, ting-a-ling-a-ling.
You'll be happy if you do
Ring your little bell, ting-ting.
Now if you're feelin' mighty glum,
Think of happy days to come,
Don't sit there and suck your thunb,
Ring your little bell, ting-ting.

Now once a great explorer went exploring Um Bom Pong,
Out to catch a monkeys for the zoo.
He saw a big gorilla wave 'is gorgeous to and from,
Tellin' all the monkeys what to do.

Now if you're worried don't be blue,
Ring your little bell, ting-a-ling-a-ling.
You'll be happy if you do
Ring your little bell, ting-ting.
Now if you're feelin' mighty glum,
Think of happy days to come,
Don't sit there and suck your thunb,
Ring your little bell, ting-ting.

Now all the fuzzy wuzzy hussies out in Zanzibar
Thought they'd try and slim and be refined.
Most of them had put on weight and couldn't ha-cha-cha,
Big Chief Tiger Rag said, "Never mind!"

Now if you're worried don't be blue,
Ring your little bell, ting-a-ling-a-ling.
You'll be happy if you do
Ring your little bell, ting-ting.
Now if you're feelin' mighty glum,
Think of happy days to come,
Don't sit there and suck your thunb,
Ring your little bell, ting-ting.

Late one evenin' our John Willie, after one or two,
Got in bed and said, "Good evenin' dear!"
The missus said, "Its four a.m. and I'm fast asleep to you,
And what's more, tha can't do that there 'ere!"

But if you're worried don't be blue,
Ring your little bell, ting-a-ling-a-ling.
You'll be 'appy if you do
Ring your little bell, ting-ting.
Now if you're feelin' mighty glum,
Think of 'appy days to come,
Don't sit there and suck thee thunb,
Ring your little bell, ting-ting.




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - May 2017)