LAMBETH WALK
(Noel Gay / Douglas Furber / Rose)
Recorded by: Ambrose; Chet Atkins; Eddie Cantor; Billy Childish;
Dalida; Duke Ellington; Gracie Fields; Geraldo & his Orch.;
Benny Goodman; Stephane Grappelli; Keith Ingham; Lupino Lane;
Willie Lewis; London Pops Orch.; London Pub; The Mills Brothers;
Russ Morgan & his Orch.; Mettle & Markham; Eric Parkin;
Maryann Plunkett; Quintet of The Hot Club Of France;
Django Reinhardt; Joseph Reinhardt; Robin Rose; Jan Savitt;
Artie Shaw; Bryan Smith; Ray Ventura; Bob Wilber.
Any time you’re Lambeth way
Any evening, any day,
You’ll find us all
Doin’ the Lambeth walk.
Ev’ry little Lambeth gal
With her little Lambeth pal,
You’ll find ‘em all
Doin’ the Lambeth walk.
Ev’rything free and easy,
Do as darn well pleasey,
Why don’t you make your way there?
Go there, stay there,
Once you get down Lambeth way
Ev’ry evening, ev’ry day,
You’ll find yourself
Doin’ the Lambeth walk.
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THE LAMBETH WALK
(Noel Gay / Douglas Furber / N. Newell) (1979)
Dalida (France)
Hello Dalida
Hello
What are you doing ?
I'm dancing
Dancing the fox-trot, the polka ?
No, no I'm dancing the lambeth
walk
What ?
The lambeth walk !
One day with time to spend
In grand'ma's home i climbed the stairs
I reached the attic at the top
Oh what a sight i had to stop
Looks, pictures, junk galore, it looks just like a jumble store
Lots of records everywhere
Which they could play then there
Then refrained but in a dream
I was on the thirteen sceen
There was a row for double gramophone
Turn the handles and it plays
All the sounds of yesterday
Charleston and waltzes rumbas and swings of course
But topical the backstairs
I have the union jack there
Making you want to sing
God save the King
Learn the lyrics, learn the tunes
Started dancing round the room
Oh ! That's a new
Doing the lambeth walk
{Instrumental}
It was a big sensation
Just like a celebration
You either sings or talk it lambeth walking
Anytime you lambeth way
Any evening, any day
You'll find us all doing the lambeth walk
Every little lambeth ground
With our little lambeth park
You'll find then all
Doing the lambeth walk
Every things gree and easy
Do as you've done well it's easy
Why don't you make your way there
Go there stay there
Once you get down lambeth way
Every evening, ev'ry day
You'll find yourself
Doing the lambeth walk
Once you get down lambeth way
Every evening, ev'ry day
You'll find yourself doing
The lambeth walk
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LE LAMBETH WALK
(Douglas Furber / B. Roseman / Noel Gay / P. Delanoë) (1978)
Dalida (France)
Bonjour Dalida !
Bonjour
Mais qu'est-ce que tu fais ?
Je danse
Tu danses ? le foxtrot, la polka ?
Non, non, je danse le lambeth walk
Quoi ?
Le lambeth walk
Hé !
Quand on feuilletait naguère
Dans les greniers de nos grands-mères
On découvrait des tas d'objets
Qu'on appelait nids à poussière
Mais ma grand-mère à moi
Dans son grenier possède un tas
De bons disques sympahtiques
Et un phono mécanique
Un p'tit coup de manivelle
Et j'entends des ritournelles
Des airs qui chantent
Les folles années trente
Des charlestons, des rumbas
Des béguines et des javas
Et moi je danse
Les danses d'autrefois
Mais celle que je préfère
Nous venait d'Angleterre
Ecoutez-moi ce swing
God save the King
Quand on voulait la danser
Il suffisait de marcher
Le lambeth walk
C'était pas compliqué
Hé !
{Instrumental}
J'ai l'impression bizarre
De faire danser l'histoire
De revenir au temps de Grand-Maman
Quand on voulait la danser
Il suffisait de marcher
Le lambeth walk
C'était pas compliqué
He !
Toute seule dans mon grenier
Moi je l'ai réssucité
Le lambeth walk
C'était pas compliqué
Voici mon phonographe
Messieurs les chorégraphes
Ecoutez-moi ce swing
God save the Queen
Un p'tit coup de manivelle
Et j'entends des ritournelles
Des airs qui chantent
Les folles années trente
Toute seule dans mon grenier
Moi je l'ai réssucité
Le lambeth walk
C'était pas compliqué
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