The Girl At The Ironing Board 1934

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 12 Jan 2013
2013

Many a poor little rich girl is sad
inside of a palace of gold.
She's never known all the dreams that I've had
Her life is empty and her heart is cold.

But a girl who works in a laundry
has a dream lover all of her own,
A lover unseen
whose love she keeps clean
with water and soap
and a washing machine,
Oh! she loves to launder his linen,
ev'ry collar and shirt is adored.
And she loves all the stitches
in his flannel britches,
the girl at the ironing board.

Scrub and rub,
Rub and scrub
we do the neighborhood washing
Scrub and rub,
in a tub
Rubadubdubboopadoo!

Just a girl who works in a laundry
who's in love with a man of her dreams,
her lover unseen whose clothes she keeps clean
with water and soap
and a washing machine,
when she sees a button is missing
she'll replace it of her own accord,
as she fondles each sock,
she can love him by proxy,
the girl at the ironing board.

I know a Princess somewhere in this land
who leans o'er a washtub each day.
But o'er the washtub her day dreams are grand
even the soap suds can't wash them away.

But a girl who works in a laundry
has a dream lover all of her own,
A lover unseen
whose love she keeps clean
with water and soap
and a washing machine,
Oh! she loves to launder his linen,
ev'ry collar and shirt is adored.
And she loves all the stitches
in his flannel britches,
the girl at the ironing board.

Scrub and rub,
Rub and scrub
we do the neighborhood washing
Scrub and rub,
in a tub
Rubadubdubboopadoo!

Just a girl who works in a laundry
who's in love with a man of her dreams,
her lover unseen whose clothes she keeps clean
with water and soap
and a washing machine,
when she sees a button is missing
she'll replace it of her own accord,
as she fondles each sock,
she can love him by proxy,
the girl at the ironing board.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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The Girl At The Ironing Board 1934
from the film "Dames"
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Al Dubin
© MCMXXXIV by Remick Music Corp.  U.S.A.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 12 January 2013 at 10.15
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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