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  • Re: lyrics to a ditty

    From Jon Gold@jongoldlanz@gmail.com to alt.music.lyrics on Thu Oct 1 12:01:09 2020
  • From Glasgow Brian@stortfordbrian@gmail.com to alt.music.lyrics on Wed Jun 30 07:09:21 2021
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    May I please add my folk pub version, just finished today. IrCOm very pleased with it and hope you like it. There are as many versions as song writers.
    Oh Dear, What can the Matter be
    Chorus:
    Oh dear what can the matter be
    Three old ladies locked in a lavatory
    TheyrCOve been there from Monday to Saturday
    Nobody knew they were there
    Verses:
    The first old maid was Judy OrCOFlanagan
    Known for causing many a shenanigan
    When she sat down she got stuck in the pan again
    Everyone left her stuck there
    The second old maid was Shirley St. Clair
    She only popped in to brush her long hair
    Got comfy on her derri|?re
    And fell asleep in the chair
    The third old maid was Gwendoline Carter
    She was known as a really good farter
    She let one go and it blew off her garter
    And shattered the lock on her door
    Brian S Farley 2021
    Herts, England
    On Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 8:01:11 PM UTC+1, Jon Gold wrote:
    PART #1 Side A https://archive.org/details/78_16-old-ladies-locked-in-the-lavatory_herbi-hardt-and-his-jesters_gbia0000266a
    PART #2 Side B https://archive.org/details/78_16-old-ladies-locked-in-the-lavatory_herbi-hardt-and-his-jesters_gbia0000266b
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  • From Sandy M@smmbda@gmail.com to alt.music.lyrics on Sat Jun 24 18:50:28 2023
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    On Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 4:11:43rC>AM UTC-3, she...@gmail.com wrote:
    Three Old Ladies
    Oh, dear, what can the matter be
    Three old ladies locked in the lavatory
    They were there from Monday to Saturday
    Nobody knew they were there

    The first one's name was Elizabeth Porter
    She went in to be rid of some overdue water
    And she stayed there far more than she ought to
    And nobody knew she was there.
    CHORUS

    The second one's name was Elizabeth Pomphrey
    She went in and made herself comfy
    Then she said: "Girls, I can't get my bum free."
    And nobody knew she was there
    CHORUS

    The last one's name was Elizabeth Carter
    She was known as a world renowned farter
    She went in and played a sonata
    And nobody knew she was there.
    CHORUS
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  • From Sandy M@smmbda@gmail.com to alt.music.lyrics on Sat Jun 24 18:52:08 2023
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    On Friday, July 26, 2019 at 3:49:08rC>PM UTC-3, jve...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Tuesday, May 28, 1996 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-7, Ann R. Christoffel wrote:
    Hi there. I hope one of you out there can help me. I remember only
    the first verse of a silly little ditty my father used to sing to me
    when I was young. It goes like this:

    Oh dear, what can the matter be?
    Three old ladies locked in the lavatory.
    They were there from Monday through Saturday.
    Nobody knew they were there.

    The next verse goes on to tell who they are--one is the governor's
    wife, etc. I just don't remember any further!

    Thanks!

    By the way, I just heard this ditty as part of the 1961 movie "A Taste of Honey" sung by children
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