1. My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean (1881)
My bonnie lies over the ocean,
My bonnie lies over the sea,
My bonnie lies over the ocean,
So bring back my bonnie to me.
Bring back, bring back, Oh bring back my Bonnie to me, to me,
Bring back, bring back, Oh bring back my Bonnie to me.
2. Daisy Bell (1892)
Daisy Daisy, Give me your answer do! I’m half crazy All for the love of you!
It won’t be a stylish marriage,
I can’t afford a carriage.
But you’ll look sweet upon the seat
Of a bicycle made for two!
3. Lily of Laguna (1898)
She’s my lady love,
She is my dove, my baby love
She’s no gal for
Sitting down to dream
She’s the only queen
Laguna knows
I know she likes me
I know she likes me
Because she says so
She is my Lily of Laguna
She is my Lily and my Rose.
4. Goodbye, Dolly Gray (1898)
Goodbye Dolly I must leave you,
Though it breaks my heart to go.
Something tells me I am needed,
At the front to fight the foe.
See – the boys in blue are marching
And I can no longer stay,
Hark – I hear the bugle calling
Goodbye Dolly Gray.
5. Down at the Old Bull and Bush (1903)
Come, come, come and make eyes at me
Down at the Old Bull and Bush
Da, da, da, da, da
Come, come, drink some port wine with me
Down at the Old Bull and Bush,
Hear the little German Band
Da, da, da, da, da,
Just let me hold your hand dear,
Do, do, come and have a drink or two
Down at the Old Bull and Bush, Bush, Bush
6. Waiting At The Church (1907)
There was I, waiting at the church
Waiting at the church, waiting at the church
When I found he’d left me in the lurch
Lor, how it did upset me!
All at once, he sent me round a note
Here’s the very note, this is what he wrote
“Can’t get away to marry you today
My wife, won’t let me!”
7. Oh I do like to be beside the Seaside (1907)
Oh I do like to be beside the seaside,
Oh I do like to be beside the sea,
Oh I do like to stroll along
The prom prom prom,
Where the brass band plays
Tiddly-om-pom-pom.
Just let me be beside the seaside
I’ll be beside myself with glee,
There are lots of girls beside
That I’d like to be besides,
Beside the seaside, beside the sea.
8. Let’s All Go Down the Strand (1909)
Let’s all go down the Strand,
(Have a banana)
Let’s all go down the Strand,
I’ll be the leader,
You can march behind
Come with me and
See what we can find.
Let’s all go down the Strand
(Have a banana)
Oh! What a happy band,
That’s the place for
Fun and noise
All among the girls and boys so
Let’s all go down to the Strand
9. I’m ‘Enery the Eighth, I am (1910)
I’m ‘Enery the eighth, I am
‘Enery the eighth, I am, I am,
I got married to the widow next door,
She’s been married seven times before
And every one was an ‘Enery (‘Enery)
She wouldn’t have a
Willy or a Sam (Not a Sam)
I’m her eighth old man called ‘Enery
‘Enery the eighth I am.
10. Any Old Iron (1911)
Any old iron, any old iron, any, any, any old iron?
You look neat, talk about a treat
You look dapper from your napper to your feet
Dressed in style with a brand new tile
And your father’s old green tie on
But I wouldn’t give you tuppence
For your old watch and chain
Old iron, old iron
How’s your father? Alright!
11. It’s a Long Way to Tipperary (1912)
It’s a long way to Tipperary
It’s a long way to go
It’s a long way to Tipperary
To the sweetest girl I know
Goodbye Piccadilly
Farewell Leicester Square
It’s a long, long way to Tipperary
But my heart’s right there
12 Hello, Who’s Your Lady Friend? (1913)
Hello! Hello! Who’s your lady friend?
Who’s the little girlie by your side?
I’ve seen you with a girl or two
Oh! Oh! Oh! I am surprised at you
Hello! Hello! Stop your little games
Don’t you think your ways you ought to mend?
It isn’t the girl I saw you with at Brighton?
Who, who, who’s your lady friend?
13. You Made Me Love You (1913)
You made me love you
I didn’t wanna do it,
I didn’t wanna do it.
You made me want you,
And all the time you knew it
I guess you always knew it
You made me happy sometimes
You made me glad
But there were times, dear
You made me feel so bad
You made me cry for
I didn’t wanna tell you.
I didn’t wanna tell you
I want some love that’s true
Yes, I do, ‘deed I do
You know I do
Gimmie, gimmie, gimmie, gimmie
What I cry for
You know you’ve got the
Brand of kisses that I’d die for
You know you made me love you.
14. Keep The Home Fires Burning (1914)
Keep the Home Fires burning,
While your hearts are yearning,
Though your lads are far away they dream of home.
There’s a silver lining, through the dark clouds shining,
Turn the dark cloud inside out, ’till the boys come home.
Keep the Home Fires burning,
While your hearts are yearning,
Though your lads are far away they dream of home.
15. Goodbye-ee (1915)
Goodbye-ee, goodbye-ee
Wipe the tear, baby dear, from your eye-ee.
Tho’ it’s hard to part I know,
I’ll be tickled to death to go.
Don’t cry-ee, dont sigh-ee,
There’s a silver lining in the sky-ee.
Bonsoir, old thing, cheer-i-o, chin, chin
Nah-poo, toodle-oo, Goodbye-ee.
16. Pack Up Your Troubles (1915)
Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag
And smile, smile, smile!
While you’ve a Lucifer to light your fag
Smile, Boys, that’s the style.
What’s the use of worrying?
It never was worthwhile
So, pack up your troubles in your old kit bag
And smile, smile, smile!
17. If You Were The Only Girl In The World (1916)
If you were the only girl in the world
And I were the only boy,
Nothing else would matter in the world today
We would go on loving in the same old way
A garden of Eden, just made for two
With nothing to mar our joy
I would say such wonderful things to you
There would be such wonderful things to do
If you were the only girl in the world
And I were the only boy.
18. For Me And My Girl (1917)
The bells are ringing for me and my gal
The birds are singing for me and my gal
Everybody’s been knowing, to a wedding they’re going
And for weeks they’ve been sewing
Ev’ry Susie and Sal.
They’re congregating for me and my gal
The Parson’s waiting for me and my gal
And sometime, I’m going to build a little home for two,
For three or four, or more
In Loveland, For me and my gal
Oh yeah!
19. I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles (1918)
I’m forever blowing bubbles,
Pretty bubbles in the air.
They fly so high,
Nearly reach the sky,
Then like my dreams.
They fade and die.
Fortune’s always hiding,
I’ve looked everywhere,
I’m forever blowing bubbles,
Pretty bubbles in the air.
I’m forever blowing bubbles,
Pretty bubbles in the air,
They fly so high,
Nearly reach the sky,
Then like my dreams
They fade and die.
Fortune’s always hiding,
I’ve looked everywhere,
I’m forever blowing bubbles,
Pretty bubbles in the air.