T.W. Connor
Last updated: 07.04.21
It is surprising that so little is known about this composer considering the large number of compositions located. All that can presently (May 2020) be gleaned about T.W. Connor from sheet music covers and by Internet searching is that he has 157 works published between 1890 and 1926.
According to the Internet source given below, he was a music hall composer, a writer of monologues and lyrics and best known for his association with variety comedian Billy Bennett for whom he wrote many monologues.
Of his songs still sung today are She Was One of the Early Birds, and I Was One of the Worms (1895) and At My Time O' Life (1896), both published by Francis, Day & Hunter, London W.C.2, England.
According to the Internet source given below, he was a music hall composer, a writer of monologues and lyrics and best known for his association with variety comedian Billy Bennett for whom he wrote many monologues.
Of his songs still sung today are She Was One of the Early Birds, and I Was One of the Worms (1895) and At My Time O' Life (1896), both published by Francis, Day & Hunter, London W.C.2, England.
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T W Connor | Biography by allpoetry.com. |
T.W. Connor has at least 12 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.
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Anywhere Does For Me! Words and Music by: T.W. Connor. Sung by: Dan Crawley
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At My Time O' Life Music by: T.W. Connor.
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Beautiful Home - ''On Hire'' Music by: T.W. Connor. Sung by: C. Deane
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Come With Me in My Caravan Words and Music by: T.W. Connor.
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He's Not Dead Yet! Words and Music by: T.W. Connor. Words by: J W Rowley Sung by: J. W. Rowley
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New ''Perjarma'' Hat, The Words and Music by: T.W. Connor. Sung by: G. Elen
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Old Cracked Basin, The Words and Music by: T.W. Connor. Sung by: H. Randall
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Postponed Words and Music by: T.W. Connor. Sung by: T. E. Dunville
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Puss! Puss! Puss! Words and Music by: T.W. Connor. Sung by: George Beauchamp
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Thank You, For Those Few Nuts! Words and Music by: T.W. Connor. Sung by: H. Randall
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They Can't Diddle Me! Words and Music by: T.W. Connor. Sung by: Dan Crawley
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We Used to Gather at the Old Dun Cow Words and Music by: T.W. Connor.
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Billy Bennett's Book of Burlesque Monologues No. 3 |
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Billy Bennett's Burlesque Monologues |
T.W. Connor |
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Billy Bennett's Burlesque Monologues 4th Book |
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This list is arranged by title and contains 22 lyrics written by T.W. Connor. The lyrics/monologues and *.pdf files have been kindly compiled by monologues.co.uk/musichall
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All of a Sudden He Stopped | T.W. Connor (words & music) Alf Gibson (sung by) |
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All Over the Shop | T.W. Connor (words & music) Little Tich (sung by) |
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And His Days Work Was Done | T.W. Connor (words & music) George Brooks (sung by) |
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At My Time O' Life | T.W. Connor (words & music) H. Campbell (sung by) |
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Couldn't Help It, Had To | T.W. Connor (words & music) T. E. Dunville (sung by) |
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Father Keeps on Doing It! | T.W. Connor (words & music) Dan Crawley (sung by) |
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Fire Was Burning Hot, The | T.W. Connor (words & music) T. E. Dunville (sung by) |
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Goose and the Golden Eggs, The | T.W. Connor (words & music) George Beauchamp (sung by) |
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Has Anybody Seen Our Cat? | T.W. Connor (words & music) Burt Shepard (sung by) |
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He's Gone Where the Coals Are Cheaper | T.W. Connor (words & music) |
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His Own Mother Wouldn't Know Him Now | T.W. Connor (words & music) J. W. Rowley (sung by) |
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⇑I Can't Change It | T.W. Connor (words & music) George Beauchamp (sung by) |
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I Do It For Him Now! | T.W. Connor (words & music) D. May (sung by) |
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Little Bit of Cucumber, A | T.W. Connor (words & music) H. Champion (sung by) |
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Man Was a Stranger to Me, The | T.W. Connor (words & music) G. Formby Sr. (sung by) |
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New ''Perjarma'' Hat, The | T.W. Connor (words & music) G. Elen (sung by) |
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Night Out, A | T.W. Connor (words & music) Lottie Collins (sung by) |
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Now We Sha'n't Be Long | T.W. Connor (words & music) H. Campbell (sung by) |
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One's Enough | T.W. Connor (words & music) C. Deane (sung by) |
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She Was One of the Early Birds, and I Was One of the Worms | T.W. Connor (words & music) George Beauchamp (sung by) |
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Why Do the Men Run After Me? | T.W. Connor (words & music) Dan Crawley (sung by) |
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You Look After Me Old Boy | T.W. Connor (words & music) H. Freeman (sung by) |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 161 works by T.W. Connor.
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
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| We All Went Round | 189- |  |
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| I've Dodged the Undertakers Up Till Now | 1890 | T.E. Leamore (sung by) | |
| Scapegrace Brother Jack | 1892 | Bessie Bonehill (sung by) | |
| His Own Mother Wouldn't Know Him Now | 1893 | John S Baker (words) J. W. Rowley (sung by) |
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| Sunday at Home | 1893 | John S Baker (words) H. Randall (sung by) |
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| That's the Cutting Part | 1893 | Bessie Bonehill (sung by) | |
| You Look After Me Old Boy | 1893 | John S Baker (words) H. Freeman (sung by) |
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| E'd Come a Long Way to Oblige | 1894 | Frederick Eplett (words) George Beauchamp (sung by) |
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| He's Got to Keep A-Movin' | 1894 | John S Baker (words) George Beauchamp (sung by) |
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| I Can't Change It | 1894 | John S Baker (words) George Beauchamp (sung by) |
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| I Do It For Him Now! | 1894 | John S Baker (words) D. May (sung by) |
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| ⇑ I'm One of the Jays | 1894 | Alfred Lamont (words) George Beauchamp (sung by) |
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| Love's Golden Dream Up to Date | 1894 | Millie Hylton (sung by) | |
| They'll Want Me Later On | 1894 | George Beauchamp (sung by) | |
| All on the Nod | 1895 | George Beauchamp (sung by) | |
| All Over the Shop | 1895 | Little Tich (sung by) | |
| As on Their Wedding Day | 1895 | D. May (sung by) | |
| E's Allus Got a Cert | 1895 | Marie Kendall (sung by) | |
| George Beauchamp's All on the Nod | 1895 | George Beauchamp (sung by) | |
| He's Not Dead Yet! (w&m) | 1895 | J. W. Rowley (sung by) |  |
| Knocked Him- in Once (w&m) | 1895 | T. E. Dunville (sung by) | |
| Place They Call the ''Lump'', The | 1895 | T.E. Leamore (sung by) | |
| She Was One of the Early Birds, and I Was One of the Worms | 1895 | George Beauchamp (sung by) | |
| ⇑ Then We Parted | 1895 | George Beauchamp (sung by) | |
| At My Time O' Life (w&m) | 1896 | H. Campbell (sung by)
arr.: Henry E. Pether |
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| Goose and the Golden Eggs, The | 1896 | George Beauchamp (sung by) | |
| I'm the Airy Fairy | 1896 | Maggie Duggan (sung by) | |
| Night In, A | 1896 | H. Freeman (sung by) | |
| Night Out, A | 1896 | Lottie Collins (sung by) | |
| Now We Sha'n't Be Long | 1896 | H. Campbell (sung by) | |
| Riley Did It! | 1896 | J. W. Rowley (sung by) | |
| Strolling in the Garden | 1896 | T. Costello (sung by) | |
| Sweet Little Womanly Woman, A | 1896 | |
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| Tickle-Ickle-Um | 1896 | P. Rafferty (sung by) | |
| You Do See and You Don't See! | 1896 | Little Tich (sung by) | |
| ⇑ Boys That Do the Fighting, The | 1897 | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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| Couldn't Help It, Had To (w&m) | 1897 | T. E. Dunville (sung by) | |
| Good-Bye Polly | 1897 | T. Costello (sung by) | |
| Having a ''Liker'' | 1897 | George Beauchamp (sung by) | |
| I'm Going to Ride a Bicycle | 1897 | T. Costello (sung by) | |
| If I Hadn't Ha' Been So Shy | 1897 | George Beauchamp (sung by) | |
| Let's Be Jubilant! | 1897 | George Beauchamp (sung by) | |
| Puss! Puss! Puss! (w&m) | 1897 | George Beauchamp (sung by) | |
| Soap! | 1897 | George Beauchamp (sung by) | |
| That's the Time to Go | 1897 | H. Campbell (sung by) | |
| He Had a Little Drop | 1898 | P. Rafferty (sung by) | |
| It's Only Once a Year | 1898 | J. W. Rowley (sung by) | |
| ⇑ Let 'em All Come | 1898 | H. Randall (sung by) | |
| Postponed (w&m) | 1898 | T. E. Dunville (sung by) | |
| Ready | 1898 | John S Baker (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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| Who's Going to Mash Me To-Night | 1898 | Tom Costello (words) T. Costello (sung by) |
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| Has Anybody Seen Our Cat? (w&m) | 1899 | James T Powers (words) Burt Shepard (sung by) James T. Powers (sung by) |
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| Oh! What a Change in the Weather | 1899 | Ada Reeve (sung by) | |
| One, Two, Three | 1899 | T. Costello (sung by) | |
| Think of the Wives and Children | 1899 | Fannie Leslie (sung by) | |
| Will You Go? | 1899 | T. Costello (sung by) | |
| Bally Bull-Dog, The | 1900 | G.W. Hunter (sung by) | |
| I Must Have a Day Off For That | 1900 | J. W. Rowley (sung by) | |
| Mermaids | 1900 | T. Costello (sung by) | |
| ⇑ My Irish Honey, O! | 1900 | T. Costello (sung by) | |
| What Paddy Gave the Drum | 1900 | M. Nolan (sung by) | |
| Beautiful Home - ''On Hire'' (w&m) | 1901 | C. Deane (sung by) | |
| Left- Right! | 1901 | C. Deane (sung by) | |
| Old Dicky Bird | 1901 | G. Lashwood (sung by) | |
| One's Enough | 1901 | C. Deane (sung by) | |
| Till Pay-Day Comes Again | 1901 | T. Costello (sung by) | |
| We Never Have an Angry Word | 1901 | H. Randall (sung by) | |
| When I Dreamed I Was Santa Claus | 1901 | Ethel Haydon (sung by) | |
| After All the Shouting | 1902 | G. Lashwood (sung by) | |
| All of a Sudden He Stopped | 1902 | Alf Gibson (sung by) | |
| Don't Forget To-Night | 1902 | G. Lashwood (sung by) | |
| ⇑ I've Been Sleeping on the Floor All Night | 1902 | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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| It's a Nice Little Cosy Kitchen | 1902 | C. Deane (sung by) | |
| Oh the Business! | 1902 | H. Randall (sung by) | |
| Popping 'em Into Me | 1902 | Alf Gibson (sung by) | |
| She Don't Want a Maid to Dress Her Hair | 1902 | T. Costello (sung by) | |
| She's Just As Much My Sweetheart Now | 1902 | J. W. Rowley (sung by) | |
| They Soon Made an Angel of Him There | 1902 | Alf Gibson (sung by) | |
| What Do You Do With Your Money? | 1902 | C. Deane (sung by) | |
| And His Days Work Was Done | 1903 | George Brooks (sung by) | |
| Angel's Eyes | 1903 | |
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| Fly and the Treacle-Pot, The | 1903 | H. Campbell (sung by) | |
| My Old Comrade | 1903 | T. Costello (sung by) | |
| ⇑ New ''Perjarma'' Hat, The (w&m) | 1903 | G. Elen (sung by) | |
| Oh, ''Tit Bits''! | 1903 | Harry Anderson (sung by) | |
| Why Should I Leave Old England? | 1903 | J. W. Rowley (sung by) | |
| Bunch of Shamrock, A | 1904 | T. Costello (sung by) | |
| Frozen Meat | 1904 | Alf Gibson (sung by) | |
| Oh, Nancy Lee! | 1904 | Millie Hylton (sung by) | |
| There's Another One Out O' Work | 1904 | |
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| They Made Such a Fuss of Me! | 1904 | H. Randall (sung by) | |
| Bertie | 1905 | G. Lashwood (sung by) | |
| Father Keeps on Doing It! | 1905 | Dan Crawley (sung by) | |
| I Thought It Was My Birthday Come | 1905 | Dan Crawley (sung by) | |
| Sisters and Brothers | 1905 | |
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| ⇑ That's Where I Come In! | 1905 | Dan Crawley (sung by) | |
| They Can't Diddle Me! (w&m) | 1905 | Dan Crawley (sung by) | |
| Turn on the Water! | 1905 | George Brooks (sung by) | |
| Another Little ''Bird'' | 1906 | Dan Crawley (sung by) | |
| Anywhere Does For Me! (w&m) | 1906 | Dan Crawley (sung by) | |
| Happy Land | 1906 | George Brooks (sung by) | |
| Sweet Norah Grady | 1906 | |
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| We Close at Two on Thursday | 1906 | |
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| Won't They Be Glad to See Me! | 1906 | Gladys Mavius (sung by) | |
| He Was ''One of the Boys'' | 1907 | Carlotta Levey (sung by) | |
| I Finish 'em Off! | 1907 | Dan Crawley (sung by) | |
| I Love Two Little Girls! | 1907 | |
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| ⇑ It's a Poor Heart That Never Rejoices | 1907 | Maud Mortimer (sung by) | |
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| Old Cracked Basin, The (w&m) | 1907 | H. Randall (sung by) | |
| So Does Father! | 1907 | Dan Crawley (sung by) | |
| Te Um Te Iddley Ay! | 1907 | Dan Crawley (sung by) | |
| Thank You, For Those Few Nuts! (w&m) | 1907 | H. Randall (sung by) | |
| Treasure Ship, The | 1907 | Harry Anderson (sung by) | |
| You May Want a Friend Some Day | 1907 | |
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| Come With Me in My Caravan (w&m) | 1908 | |
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| Sailing Merrily On! | 1908 | Dan Crawley (sung by) | |
| Study Those Who Study You | 1908 | Carlotta Levey (sung by) | |
| There's a Pair of Bright Blue Eyes | 1908 | |
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| We've All Been Doing a Bit | 1908 | Dan Crawley (sung by) | |
| ⇑ George Brooks' ''Good-Night, Nurse!'' | 1909 | George Brooks (sung by) | |
| Money Don't Make Happiness | 1909 | Carlotta Levey (sung by) | |
| Put a Bit of Salt on His Tail | 1909 | Florrie Forde (sung by) | |
| There's a Nice How D'ye Do! | 1909 | Dan Crawley (sung by) | |
| We All Went Home Again | 1909 | Dan Crawley (sung by) | |
| When I Got Up This Morning | 1909 | Dan Crawley (sung by) | |
| Convict and the Bird, The | 1910 | T. Costello (sung by) | |
| Girl With the ''Rooster'' in Her Hat!, The | 1910 | G. Lashwood (sung by) | |
| He's a Pal! | 1910 | Dan Crawley (sung by) | |
| Hennessey | 1910 | |
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| In Ballyhooly | 1910 | |
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| My Wife's Gone | 1910 | Frederick Hall (words) Fred Keeton (sung by) Fred Keeton |
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| ⇑ Only Think of It! | 1910 | F. Earle (sung by) | |
| What a Diff'rence When Your Ship Comes Home! | 1910 | |
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| Father Went Down to Southend! | 1911 | Dan Crawley (sung by) | |
| On the Esplanade | 1911 | M. Sheridan (sung by) | |
| That's As Far As I Want to Go! | 1911 | Dan Crawley (sung by) | |
| Under the Mistletoe-Bough | 1911 | T. Costello (sung by) | |
| You're a Bad, Bad Man to Gamble | 1911 | Carlotta Levey (sung by) | |
| All For Father's Sake | 1912 | Dan Crawley (sung by) | |
| Come Round and Hear the Gramophone! | 1912 | |
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| It's Only a Way I've Got | 1912 | Dan Crawley (sung by) | |
| Mice Have Been at It Again, The | 1912 | Dan Crawley (sung by) | |
| Why Do the Men Run After Me? | 1912 | Dan Crawley (sung by) | |
| ⇑ Soldier's Farewell, The | 1913 | T. Costello (sung by) | |
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| There's Another Insurance Claim | 1914 | |
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| Little Bit of Cucumber, A | 1915 | H. Champion (sung by) | |
| Sally O'Malley | 1917 | |
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| Same Old Clock in the Corner, The | 1917 | |
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| He's Gone Where the Coals Are Cheaper (w&m) | 1918 | ||
| We Used to Gather at the Old Dun Cow (w&m) | 1918 | |
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| I Wish It Was 12 O'Clock | 1919 | Jack Smiles (sung by) | |
| It's That Little Touch of ''Home'' | 1919 | Jen Latona (sung by) | |
| Man Was a Stranger to Me, The (w&m) | 1919 | G. Formby Sr. (sung by) | |
| Crown and Anchor | 1920 | ||
| Children's A.B.C. of Christmas-Time, The | 1921 | ||
| ⇑ Let To-Day Be the Day! | 1922 | Sydney Moorhouse (sung by) | |
| Mrs Murphy | 1923 | ||
| Pea Nuts [Sic] | 1923 | Ernie Mayne (sung by) | |
| Tickle the Keys of Your Silvery Saxophone | 1923 | |
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| Doubles | 1926 | ||
| Fire Was Burning Hot, The (w&m) | ? | T. E. Dunville (sung by) |
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A Little Bit of Cucumber (1915) | 2:25 | Harry Champion | T.W. Connor |