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The Whitby Two​-​Step

from CAFÉ SOCIETY - Troubadour by Café Society

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Written by Hereward Kaye. Café Society's only 7" single release in 1975.

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What a Summer,
1940
See the girls' knees
Naughty, naughty:
Dab of hair cream
On the temple,
Just a wink there -
Keep it simple;
Maxie Miller
Phyllis Diller
Topped the bill
On Saturdays:
See the sea-spray
Where the gulls play,
Pack the stalls in the old Palais...

CHO: Daddy will do his Burton's hat-trick,
Three crates on the bus;
Thanks to Mummy, Uncle Reggie's
Quite becoming one of us,
Reggie's quite becoming one of us.

Now you're dancing
And romancing
Fred Astaire
And the silver cane,
Glide around your
Next-door-neighbour,
Take a trip
Down Memory Lane;
Maxie Miller
Phyllis Diller
Topped the bill
On Saturdays:
You and me we're
Ten years older,
But these faces never change...

CHO: Daddy will do the Whitby two-step
In his funny old way,
Uncle Reggie's cheek-to-cheeking
With his latest fiancee -
We did the Whitby Two-Step in our day...

[With thanks to Inbar Grinstein for the transcription]

credits

from CAFÉ SOCIETY - Troubadour, released September 1, 2023
Lead vocal: Hereward / Dobro & Piano: Tom / Bass: Nick South / Drums: Mick Avory / Trombone & Tuba: John Beecham / Engineer: Roger Beale / Producer: Ray Davies / Remastered by Gerry Diver

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Hereward Kaye Haywards Heath, UK

Singer/Songwriter, Musical Theatre Composer & Lyricist, Scriptwriter.

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