Song Lyric Sunday: 20th October

Our theme today is – Lean/Sit/Stand
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We have a gentleman who lives locally who has a dry sense of humour and when we first moved here, were lucky to get a grunt in acknowledgement. Now he instigates conversation and we have some banter going on about trying to escape each other on our walks, and that ‘nowhere is safe’.
He stood against a lamppost one evening as we were walking towards him (his dog is temperamental, so he keeps it away from people and other dogs) and in complete accord all of us started singing this…………..

Gotta love George (that’s not his name by the way). This is from 1937

(Composed by George Gay)

I’m leaning on a lamp, maybe you think, I look a tramp
Or you may think I’m hanging ’round to steal a motor-car
But no I’m not a crook, And if you think, that’s what I look
I’ll tell you why I’m here, And what my motives are

(Tempo Change)

I’m leaning on a lamp-post at the corner of the street
In case a certain little lady comes by
Oh me, oh my, I hope the little lady comes by
I don’t know if she’ll get away, She doesn’t always get away
But anyhow I know that she’ll try
Oh me, oh my, I hope the little lady comes by
There’s no other girl I would wait for, But this one I’d break any date
For
I won’t have to ask what she’s late for, She wouldn’t have to leave me
Flat
She’s not a girl like that
Oh, she’s absolutely wonderful, and marvellous and beautiful
And anyone can understand why
I’m leaning on a lamp-post at the corner of the street
In case a certain little lady passes by