Don't Stand In The Doorway 1935 'Seeing Stars'

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 04 May 2002

[He:] I have a lonely bachelor flat,
With "Welcome" written all over the mat,
And ev'ry time that I look at that
I pray some day
There'll be a timid knock on the door,
And I shall timidly open the door,
And you'll be standing right in the door,
And I shall grab you and say:

"Don't stand in the doorway!
Come right inside!
The coffee is boiling;
The eggs are fried;
Butter is chilling,
And waffles are grilling,
and muffins too, that will do
Even for you.
The puppy is barking
'Isn't she a honeycomb?'
The parrot is calling
'Won't you make yourself at home?'
You'll find a welcome
you'll never know till you've tried,
Why stand in the doorway,
when love is inside?"

"Don't stand in the doorway!
Come right inside!
The coffee is boiling;
The eggs are fried;
Butter is chilling,
And waffles are grilling,
and muffins too, that will do
Even for you.
The puppy is barking
'Isn't she a honeycomb?'
The parrot is calling
'Won't you make yourself at home?'
You'll find a welcome
you'll never know till you've tried,
Why stand in the doorway,
when love is inside?"

[She:] My present home's
a luxury suite,
And there I certainly must be discreet,
But, all the same,
If I think your feet may stray that way
There is a bell that you'd better ring,
And, just supposing you ever ring,
You'll understand I'm not promising,
But I might possibly say:

"Don't stand in the doorway!
Come right inside!
The coffee is boiling;
The eggs are fried;
Butter is chilling,
And waffles are grilling,
and there's a view, that will do,
Even for you.
The kitten is purring
'He's your latest, I suppose!'
The bluebottle's buzzing
'Put some powder on your nose!'
Take off your gloves,
and don't look so darn' dignified!
Why stand in the doorway,
when I am inside?"

"Don't stand in the doorway!
Come right inside!
The coffee is boiling;
The eggs are fried;
Butter is chilling,
And waffles are grilling,
and there's a view, that will do,
Even for you.
The kitten is purring
'He's your latest, I suppose!'
The bluebottle's buzzing
'Put some powder on your nose!'
Take off your gloves,
and don't look so darn' dignified!
Why stand in the doorway,
when I am inside?"

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Don't Stand In The Doorway 1935
Music by Martin Broones
Lyrics gy Graham John
copyright MCMXXXV by Chappell and Co. Ltd., London
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Saturday 04 May 2002 at 09.17
in association with Doug Grierson
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from the film 'Seeing Stars'
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