SHARE AND SHARE ALIKE
(Harry Gifford / Fred E Cliffe)

as recorded by George Formby
May 29th 1935


It's always nice to know,
As through life you go,
You've some real good pals all the while.
I mix with a set,
Finest lads I've met,
Like me with dashin' style.
Don't quarrel who should pay,
We work things out our way!

We all share and share alike,
Just like real good pals!
They share everything with me;
They play the game,
I do the same!
We all just give and take
And it works out fine.
They've never any money,
But they're real good pals,
So they all share mine!

We like to have a joke
With the women folk,
Oh we're all real devil-may-care!
If a fella clicks,
She shares with five or six,
We're all like Owen Nares!
The girls always make a fuss
Over strapping cavemen like us.

But we all share and share alike,
Just like real good pals!
They share everything with me;
They play the game,
I do the same!
They all just give and take
And it works out fine.
Not one has got a missus,
But they're real good pals,
So they all share mine!

Not one has got a home,
But still they're real good pals,
So they all share mine!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - June 2017)