Waiting At The Church

artist:Lily Morris

, writer:Fred W. Leigh, Henry E. Pether

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 {t: Waiting At The Church}
{artist:Lily Morris}
{key: G}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtoAEWmiwb8&t=10 But in G
{c: Got more verses here than the YouTube!!}
[C]  [G] 
[C] I'm in a [Am] nice bit of trouble, I con-[G]fess;
[C] Somebody with [G] me has had a [C] game. [A]
[Am] I should by now be a proud and happy [A] bride,
[G] But I've still got to [D] keep my single [G] name.
I was pro-[G7]posed to by Obadiah [G] Binks
[Am] In a very gentlemanly way;
[A] Lent [D7] all my money [G] so that he could buy a home,
And punctually at twelve o'clock to-[G]day-

[C] There was I, [F] waiting at the church,
[D] Waiting at the [D7] church,
[G] Waiting at the [G7] church;
[C] When I found he'd [B7] left me in the [Em] lurch,
[G] or, how it [D] did up-[G]set me!
[C] All at once, he [F] sent me round a note
[D] Here's the very [D7] note,
[G] This is what he [G7] wrote:
[C] "Can't [A7] get away to [Dm] marry you today,
[C] My wife, [G] won't [C] let me!"

[C] Lor, what a [Am] fuss Obadiah made of [G] me
[C] When he used  to [G] take me in the [C] park! [A]
[Am] He used to squeeze me till I was black and [A] blue,
[G] When he kissed me, he [D] used to leave a [G] mark.
Each time he [G7] met me he treated me to [G] port,
[Am] Took me now and then to see the play;
[A] Under-[D7]stand me rightly, when I [G] say he treated me,
It wasn't him but me that used to [G] pay.

[C] There was I, [F] waiting at the church,
[D] Waiting at the [D7] church,
[G] Waiting at the [G7] church;
[C] When I found he'd [B7] left me in the [Em] lurch,
[G] or, how it [D] did up-[G]set me!
[C] All at once, he [F] sent me round a note
[D] Here's the very [D7] note,
[G] This is what he [G7] wrote:
[C] "Can't [A7] get away to [Dm] marry you today,
[C] My wife, [G] won't [C] let me!"

[C] Just think how [Am] disappointed I must [G] feel,
[C] I'll be off me [G] crumpet very [C] soon.
[Am] I've lost my husband, the one I never [A] had!
[G] And I dreamed so a-[D]bout the honey-[G]moon.
I'm looking [G7] out for another Oba-[G]diah,
[Am] I've already bought the wedding ring,
[A] There's [D7] all my little fal-de-riddles [G] packed up in my box
Yes, absolutely two of ev'ry-[G]thing.

[C] There was I, [F] waiting at the church,
[D] Waiting at the [D7] church,
[G] Waiting at the [G7] church;
[C] When I found he'd [B7] left me in the [Em] lurch,
[G] or, how it [D] did up-[G]set me!
[C] All at once, he [F] sent me round a note
[D] Here's the very [D7] note,
[G] This is what he [G7] wrote:
[C] "Can't [A7] get away to [Dm] marry you today,
[C] My wife, [G] won't [C] let me!"

Song Info

Title: Waiting At The Church

Artist: Lily Morris

Writer: Fred W. Leigh, Henry E. Pether

Song Types: Musical, OldTime

Key: C

Info: "Waiting at the Church" is a popular comedic British music hall song written by Fred W. Leigh (words) and Henry E. Pether (music) for Vesta Victoria, and copyrighted in 1906.

It is sung by a bride-to-be who has given her fiancé, Obadiah Binks, all her money to buy a ring or a house, only to be left "waiting at the church"; she finds out the truth when Obadiah sends her a note telling her he is already married. It has featured in a number of films since the earliest days of cinema. The silent film Waiting at the Church featured a performance by Victoria as she acted out the lyrics. Several other silent films were made to accompany recordings of the song. Sound films which use the song include Here Come the Huggetts, Millions Like Us and I Thank You. Richard Thompson included it on his album 1000 Years of Popular Music. It has also been covered many times, including by Julie Andrews and Miss Piggy.

The second half of the song's refrain was sung by the then Prime Minister James Callaghan at the Annual Congress of the TUC in September 1978, to end widespread speculation that there would be a general election that year. Callaghan misattributed the song to the better-known Marie Lloyd, an error not corrected by many news media when reporting it and which has in consequence become common

Lily Morris (born Lilles Mary Crosby; 30 September 1882 �" 3 October 1952) was an English music hall performer, who specialised in singing comedic songs, notably "Why Am I Always the Bridesmaid" and "Don't Have Any More, Missus Moore".

She was born in the Holborn area of London, the daughter of Maurice Crosby, a cigar maker and amateur songwriter. He directed her early career, which started in music halls in 1894, when she was 11 years old. Her first successful song, "Lardi-Doody-Day", written for her by Joseph Tabrar, brought her to the attention of promoter Augustus Harris, who cast her in a minor role in the annual pantomime at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Her reputation grew, and she continued to perform Tabrar songs in major London theatres, and around the country, over the next few years. In 1897, she took the lead role in Cinderella in the Theatre Royal, Nottingham

Morris appeared in the film Radio Parade of 1935 as a charlady alongside fellow music hall performer Nellie Wallace. In 1941 she appeared as the formidable "Lady Randall" in the Arthur Askey comedy I Thank You but reverts to type in the final scene where she gives a rendition of the old music hall standard "Waiting at the Church" at an impromptu concert in a tube station bomb shelter. She retired from the stage in 1940, but briefly replaced Wallace in Don Ross's show Thanks for the Memory in 1948. Ross had wanted to include both Morris and Wallace in the show, but the two women refused to appear on the same bill together

Morris married Archibald McDougall in 1907. She died in London in 1952, six weeks after her husband's death

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Waiting At The Church

artist:Lily Morris

, writer:Fred W. Leigh, Henry E. Pether

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