(D-D-D-D-D-D-D-Da-Da)
A popular song from 1928
Words by Arthur Le Clerq and Wallace Dore
Music by Arthur Le Clerq
The sheet music:
Lyrics
1. Charlie in the parlour, Kate upon his knee
Her Dad was in the next room, dozing peacefully
Kate was shy and bashful, acted like a dunce
For she’d not been kissed before, not even once
She stammered, and she stuttered, she was scared, no doubt
And every now and then you’d hear her shout
Chorus:
“Dada! Dada! D-d-d-d-d-d-Da-Da
Come and see what Charlie’s d-d-d-doing
Dada! Dada! D-d-d-d-d-d-Da-Da
I’m sure there’s trouble br-br-br-brewing
He’s got his arm around my waist
I’m sitting on his knee
And tho’ I’ve told him not to do it
He keeps on kissing me
Dada! Dada! D-d-d-d-d-d-Da-Da
Come and see what Charlie’s d-d-d-doing”
Chorus:
“Dada! Dada! D-d-d-d-d-d-Da-Da
Come and see what Charlie’s d-d-d-doing
Dada! Dada! D-d-d-d-d-d-Da-Da
I’m sure there’s trouble br-br-br-brewing
He says I am an angel
And a Heavenly little thing
If angels feel like I do
Oh! death, where is thy sting?
Dada! Dada! D-d-d-d-d-d-Da-Da
Come and see what Charlie’s d-d-d-doing”
2. Father in the next room smiled and winked his eye
He thought of he and mother in the days gone by
They had no cosy parlour or “Pictures” in the dark
No, they had to sit and shiver in the park
It made him think of what had happened years ago
When all at once his daughter shouted “Oh!”
Chorus:
“Dada! Dada! D-d-d-d-d-d-Da-Da
Come and see what Charlie’s d-d-d-doing
Dada! Dada! D-d-d-d-d-d-Da-Da
I’m sure there’s trouble br-br-br-brewing
He’s locked the door, turned out the lights
And I feel such a thrill
He said that he would and he could
And he should and I really think he will
Dada! Dada! D-d-d-d-d-d-Da-Da
Come and see what Charlie’s d-d-d-doing”
Chorus:
“Dada! Dada! D-d-d-d-d-d-Da-Da
Come and see what Charlie’s d-d-d-doing
Dada! Dada! D-d-d-d-d-d-Da-Da
I’m sure there’s trouble br-br-br-brewing
I’ve smacked his face, I’ve pulled his hair
And tried to bite his wrist
But I think he knows that soon
I’ll have no strength left to resist
Dada! Dada! D-d-d-d-d-d-Da-Da
Come and see what Charlie’s d-d-d-doing”