A very unusual Bowlly record, not just for the rather strange Wicked Mr Punch, and the unexpected Bowlly vocal on Dance Of The Cuckoos, but also for the fact that there is no mention of a vocal on either side, leading me to conclude as to why this record is so rare. It must have been sadly overlooked for years !
Side one was recorded on 29th September, 1932.
Side two was recorded on 21st September, 1932.
The lyrics to Wicked Mr Punch are:
''Wicked Mr Punch, meets Judy,
Makes a date for lunch, get's broody,
When she appears, he boxes her ears instead.
Now Judy on the floor, shouts ''Murder !''
Somebody next door, has heard her,
Follow the clue, it's covered it's true, she's dead.
What a dreadful tale of grief and woe,
To the village jail, old Punch must go.
So the Beagle cries, ''Arrest him !''
And the Copper tries to best him,
But Mr Punch defiantly shouts ''No ! No !''.
