Put A Bit Of Powder On It Father! 1908 Billy Williams

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 21Jan2025
2025

The talk of all the neighbourhood
is my old father's phiz.
And you'd have to travel far
to find another nose like his!
It's one of those nice noses
that bloom, but never die,
and when he goes to work each day
we gather round and cry:

Put a bit of powder on it Father!
a little bit of powder do!
Put a bit of powder on it Father!
let me beg of you!
Now that the cold's got round it
it's gone red, white and blue,
like a doctor's lamp in the front
and damp,
put a little bit of powder do!

Put a bit of powder on it Father!
a little bit of powder do!
Put a bit of powder on it Father!
let me beg of you!
Now that the cold's got round it
it's gone red, white and blue,
like a doctor's lamp in the front
and damp,
put a little bit of powder do!

Now, father in a raffle once,
he won a lovely duck.
And he locked in the rabbit hutch
till Sunday, just for luck.
On Sunday to the baker's
he took that duck with pride,
to get it cooked
so nice and brown
"Before you go" we cried:

Put a bit of powder on it Father!
a little bit of powder do!
Put a bit of powder on it Father!
let me beg of you!
For if the beighbours smell it,
they'll want to summons you.
Put some EaudeCologne
on the old wish bone,
and a little bit of powder do!

Put a bit of powder on it Father!
a little bit of powder do!
Put a bit of powder on it Father!
let me beg of you!
For if the beighbours smell it,
they'll want to summons you.
Put some EaudeCologne
on the old wish bone,
and a little bit of powder do!

One night in our back garden
I saw father quietly crawl.
Then he gave a sigh,
and Missis Green bobbed up
across the wall.
Pa winked at her, and pinched her,
then murmured "Dearest Loo,
my heart is all on fire with love!"
and I murmured, "If that's true.

Put a bit of powder on it Father!
a little bit of powder do!
Put a bit of powder on it Father!
let me beg of you!
For if your heart's on fire
and you've not insured it, too,
Where your heart goes wag
put a bit of wet rag,
and a little bit of powder, do!

Put a bit of powder on it Father!
a little bit of powder do!
Put a bit of powder on it Father!
let me beg of you!
For if your heart's on fire
and you've not insured it, too,
Where your heart goes wag
put a bit of wet rag,
and a little bit of powder, do!

Now, mother went to a musichall,
and father stayed indoors.
But the baby woke when she had gone,
filled the house with roars.
Then on his knee he nursed it,
and bathed the kid as well,
and as he put the night gown on,
we all began to yell.

Put a bit of powder on it Father!
a little bit of powder do!
Put a bit of powder on it Father!
let me beg of you!
The baby won't stop crying,
oh, daddy till you do.
Dab it on nice on the same place twice
just a little bit of powder do!

Put a bit of powder on it Father!
a little bit of powder do!
Put a bit of powder on it Father!
let me beg of you!
The baby won't stop crying,
oh, daddy till you do.
Dab it on nice on the same place twice
just a little bit of powder do!

Soft karaoke
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lyric
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Put A Bit Of Powder On It Father! 1908 Billy Williams
by Harry Castling & Fred Godfrey
© MCMVIII by Francis, Day & Hunter
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 21 January 2025 at 16.26
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James Pitt-Payne