The Londonola 1934 from 'Squibs'

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 18 Apr 2002

Turn on the radio what do you hear?
The Londonola!
No matter where you go
what do they cheer?
The Londonola!
In ev'ry home each gramophone
plays it the whole day long.
In cabarets it's all the craze;
Try it, you can't go wrong.

First you hop, then you skip,
and you jump, when you do The Londonola!
You don't need a Radiola,
All you gotta do is dance,
Never stop if you slip
when you bump and you stump
your little toela,
It's a tonic for the soula,
So come on and take a chance,
Now then you glide,
steal a little kiss,
And once you've tried,
You'll really thank me for this,
If your heart falls apart
and you start losing all of your controla,
Blame it on The Londonola.
That's the reason for the dance.

First you hop, then you skip,
and you jump, when you do The Londonola!
You don't need a Radiola,
All you gotta do is dance,
Never stop if you slip
when you bump and you stump
your little toela,
It's a tonic for the soula,
So come on and take a chance,
Now then you glide,
steal a little kiss,
And once you've tried,
You'll really thank me for this,
If your heart falls apart
and you start losing all of your controla,
Blame it on The Londonola.
That's the reason for the dance.

What do they talk about in barber shops?
The Londonola!
What helps the farmer to grow better crops?
The Londonola!
When baby cries and lullabies
won't make him go to bed
Don't give him toys,
He'll break the toys
Here's what you do instead.

First you hop, then you skip,
and you jump, when you do The Londonola!
You don't need a Radiola,
All you gotta do is dance,
Never stop if you slip
when you bump and you stump
your little toela,
It's a tonic for the soula,
So come on and take a chance,
Now then you glide,
steal a little kiss,
And once you've tried,
You'll really thank me for this,
If your heart falls apart
and you start losing all of your controla,
Blame it on The Londonola.
That's the reason for the dance.

First you hop, then you skip,
and you jump, when you do The Londonola!
You don't need a Radiola,
All you gotta do is dance,
Never stop if you slip
when you bump and you stump
your little toela,
It's a tonic for the soula,
So come on and take a chance,
Now then you glide,
steal a little kiss,
And once you've tried,
You'll really thank me for this,
If your heart falls apart
and you start losing all of your controla,
Blame it on The Londonola.
That's the reason for the dance.

Soft karaoke
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The Londonola 1934
by Maurice Sigler, Al Goodhart and Al Hoffman
copyright MCMXXXIV by Cinephonic Music Co. Ltd., London
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Thursday 18 April 2002 at 22.23
in association with Douig Grierson
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from the film 'Squibs'