George Formby When I M Cleaning Windows lyrics

When I`m Cleaning Windows
George Formby
- written by George Formby, Harry Gifford and Frederick E. Cliffe
- as recorded September 27, 1936 by George Formby (1904-1961)

Now I go cleanin` windows to earn an honest bob
For a nosy parker it`s an interestin` job

Now it`s a job that just suits me
A window cleaner you would be
If you can see what I can see
When I`m cleanin` windows

Honeymoonin` couples too
You should see them bill `n coo
You`d be surprised at things they do
When I`m cleanin` windows

In my profession I`ll work hard
But I`ll never stop
I`ll climb this blinkin` ladder
Till I get right to the top

The blushin` bride, she looks divine
The bridegroom he is doin` fine
I`d rather have his job than mine
When I`m cleanin` windows

The chambermaids` sweet names I call
It`s a wonder I don`t fall
My mind`s not on my work at all
When I`m cleanin` windows

I know a fella, such a swell
He has a thirst, that`s plain to tell
I`ve seen him drink his bath as well
When I`m cleanin` windows

Oh, in my profession I`ll work hard
But I`ll never stop
I`ll climb this blinkin` ladder
Till I get right to the top

Pyjamas lyin` side by side
Ladies nighties I have spied
I`ve often seen what goes inside
When I`m cleanin` windows

------ banjo ------

Now there`s a famous talkie queen
She looks a flapper on the screen
She`s more like eightie than eighteen
When I`m cleanin` windows

She pulls her hair all down behind
Then pulls down her... never mind
And after that pulls down the blind
When I`m cleanin` windows

In my profession I`ll work hard
But I`ll never stop
I`ll climb this blinkin` ladder
Till I get right to the top

An old maid walks around the floor
She`s so fed up, one day I`m sure
She`ll drag me in and lock the door
When I`m cleanin` windows

When I`m cleanin` windows

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Glossary
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bob: an informal word for a shilling, a British coin
worth one twentieth of a pound

nosy parker: a prying person

bill `n coo: `bill` means to kiss and whisper amorously;
`coo` means to murmur lovingly

swell: remarkable person

talkie: an early film with a soundtrack; a `talking picture`

flapper: (in the 1920s) a young woman, especially one
flaunting her unconventional behaviour

old maid: a woman regarded as unlikely ever to marry;
a spinster