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The Flies Crawled Up The Window

from Leaf On a Windy Day by Kevin Adams with Dave Makins

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"'The Flies Crawled Up the Window" was originally sung by the actor Jack Hulbert in the 1932 comedy film Jack's the Boy. The song and the film proved popular and the song was later covered by other singers sometimes with additional verses added.
I learned this version from a cassette full of old 78's given to me by a friend; sadly I don't know who the singer was.

lyrics

THE FLIES CRAWLED UP THE WINDOW

Oh the flies crawl up the window, it's all they have to do,
They crawl up in their thousands, and they come down two by two
The flies crawled up the window, they say, "We love to roam,
So once more up the window, and then we'll all go home."

Oh the flies crawled up the window, they said, "Let's have a race!"
We backed a fly called Oswald, to win and for a place.
At five to one he started, and he soon got in his stride,
Then he started crawling sideways, and he got disqualified.

The flies crawl up the window, in sunshine and in rain.
They do not seek for pleasure, they much prefer the pane.
And if those flies annoy you, here's what I advise-
Don't have any windows, and then you won't have any flies.

credits

from Leaf On a Windy Day, released January 2, 2019
Words & music: Douglas Furber / Vivian Ellis
KA: vocals, guitar
Dave Makins: electric guitar, acoustic bass, washboard, stepping, percussion,boomwhacker.

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Kevin Adams Milton Keynes, UK

Blending traditional folk music with a love of other genres- classical, jazz, folk-rock, prog-rock, pop… music, music, music…

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