The Thingummy Bob-Gracie Fields

[ti:The Thingummy Bob] [ar:Gracie Fields] [al:The Real Gracie - Hits & Rarities 1928-60 Vol. 2] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Thingummy Bob - Gracie Fields [00:06.45]She can't pretend to be a great celebrity [00:09.70] [00:10.96]But still she's most important in her way [00:15.71]The job she has to do may not seem like much to you [00:19.63] [00:20.24]But all the same I'm very proud to say [00:22.95] [00:26.20]She's the girl that makes the thing that drills the hole [00:29.69]That holds the spring that drives the rod that turns the knob [00:35.00]That works the thing ummy bob [00:37.67]She's the girl that makes the thing that holds the oil [00:41.83]That oils the ring that takes the shank that moves the crank [00:46.85]That works the thing ummy bob [00:49.43]It's a ticklish sort of job making a thing for a thing ummy bob [00:55.41]Especially when you don't know what it's for [01:01.67]But it's the girl that makes the thing that drills the hole [01:05.91] [01:06.48]That holds the spring that works the thing ummy bob [01:10.07]That makes the engines roar [01:13.86]And it's the girl that makes the thing that holds the oil [01:18.42]That oils the ring that works the thing ummy bob [01:22.35]That's going to win the war [01:26.06]She's not what you would call a heroine at all [01:29.02] [01:29.96]I don't suppose you'll even know her name [01:32.20] [01:33.65]And though she'll never boast of her important post [01:36.46] [01:37.78]But all the same I'm very proud to say [01:41.20] [01:53.82]That works the thing ummy bob [01:55.36] [02:05.83]That works the thing ummy bob [02:07.00] [02:07.90]It's a ticklish sort of job making a thing [02:11.28]For a thing ummy bob [02:13.91]Especially when you don't know what it's for [02:19.07]But it's the girl that makes the thing that drills the hole [02:23.67]That holds the ring that makes the thing ummy bob [02:27.51]That makes the engines roar [02:30.93]And it's the girl that makes the thing that holds the oil [02:35.42]That oils the ring that makes the thing ummy bob [02:39.41]That's going to win the war [02:43.18]"I'tis an' all"