When I’m Cleaning Windows

By George Formby

On That Ukelele Man!

Released on 1936

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Now I go cleanin' windows to earn an honest bob

For a nosy parker it's an interestin' job

Now it's a job that just suits me

A window cleaner you would be

If you can see what I can see

When I'm cleanin' windows

Honeymoonin' couples, too

You should see them bill 'n coo

You'd be surprised at things they do

When I'm cleanin' windows

In my profession, I'll work hard

But I'll never stop

I'll climb this blinkin' ladder

Till I get right to the top

The blushin' bride, she looks divine

The bridegroom, he is doin' fine

I'd rather have his job than mine

When I'm cleanin' windows

The chambermaids' sweet names I call

It's a wonder I don't fall

My mind's not on my work at all

When I'm cleanin' windows

I know a fella, such a swell

He has a thirst, that's plain to tell

I've seen him drink his bath as well

When I'm cleanin' windows

Oh, in my profession, I'll work hard

But I'll never stop

I'll climb this blinkin' ladder

Till I get right to the top

Pyjamas lyin' side by side

Ladies' nighties I have spied

I've often seen what goes inside

When I'm cleanin' windows

Now there's a famous talkie queen

She looks a flapper on the screen

She's more like eighty than eighteen

When I'm cleanin' windows

She pulls her hair all down behind

Then pulls down her—never mind

And after that, pulls down the blind

When I'm cleanin' windows

In my profession, I'll work hard

But I'll never stop

I'll climb this blinkin' ladder

Till I get right to the top

An old maid walks around the floor

She's so fed up, one day I'm sure

She'll drag me in and lock the door

When I'm cleanin' windows

When I'm cleanin' windows