T.W. Connor

Overview

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.

Websites:
	T W Connor	Biography by allpoetry.com.

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Anywhere Does For Me!
Words and Music by: T.W. Connor.
Perf. by: Dan Crawley

Publisher:	Francis, Day & Hunter
Suppliers:
Printed: 1906.	Sheet Music.

At My Time O' Life
Music by: T.W. Connor.

Publisher:	Francis, Day & Hunter
Suppliers:
Printed: 1896.	Sheet Music.

Beautiful Home - ''On Hire''
Music by: T.W. Connor.
Perf. by: C. Deane

Publisher:	Francis, Day & Hunter
Suppliers:
Printed: 1901.	Sheet Music.

Come With Me in My Caravan
Words and Music by: T.W. Connor.

Publisher:	Francis, Day & Hunter
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1908.	Sheet Music.

He's Not Dead Yet!
Words and Music by: T.W. Connor.
Words by: J W Rowley
Perf. by: J. W. Rowley

Publisher:	Francis, Day & Hunter
Suppliers:
Printed: 1895.	Sheet Music.

New ''Perjarma'' Hat, The
Words and Music by: T.W. Connor.
Perf. by: G. Elen

Publisher:	Francis, Day & Hunter
Suppliers:
Printed: 1903.	Sheet Music.

Old Cracked Basin, The
Words and Music by: T.W. Connor.
Perf. by: H. Randall

Publisher:	Francis, Day & Hunter
Suppliers:
Printed: 1907.	Sheet Music.

Postponed
Words and Music by: T.W. Connor.
Perf. by: T. E. Dunville

Publisher:	Francis, Day & Hunter
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1898.	Sheet Music.

Puss! Puss! Puss!
Words and Music by: T.W. Connor.
Perf. by: George Beauchamp

Publisher:	Howard & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1897.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

Thank You, For Those Few Nuts!
Words and Music by: T.W. Connor.
Perf. by: H. Randall

Publisher:	Francis, Day & Hunter
Suppliers:
Printed: 1907.	Sheet Music.

They Can't Diddle Me!
Words and Music by: T.W. Connor.
Perf. by: Dan Crawley

Publisher:	Francis, Day & Hunter
Suppliers:
Printed: 1905.	Sheet Music.

We Used to Gather at the Old Dun Cow
Words and Music by: T.W. Connor.

Publisher:	Star Music Co
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1918.	Sheet Music 3 pages.

Books

	Title	Author	Supplier


	Billy Bennett's Book of Burlesque Monologues No. 3	T.W. Connor
	Billy Bennett's Burlesque Monologues	T.W. Connor
	Billy Bennett's Burlesque Monologues 4th Book	T.W. Connor

Monologues

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 Keys:

	Title	Attribution	Remarks


	All of a Sudden He Stopped	T.W. Connor (words & music) Alf Gibson (perf. by)
	All Over the Shop	T.W. Connor (words & music) Little Tich (perf. by)
	And His Days Work Was Done	T.W. Connor (words & music) George Brooks (perf. by)
	At My Time O' Life	T.W. Connor (words & music) H. Campbell (perf. by)
	Couldn't Help It, Had To	T.W. Connor (words & music) T. E. Dunville (perf. by)
	Father Keeps on Doing It!	T.W. Connor (words & music) Dan Crawley (perf. by)
	Fire Was Burning Hot, The	T.W. Connor (words & music) T. E. Dunville (perf. by)
	Goose and the Golden Eggs, The	T.W. Connor (words & music) George Beauchamp (perf. by)
	Has Anybody Seen Our Cat?	T.W. Connor (words & music) Burt Shepard (perf. by)
	He's Gone Where the Coals Are Cheaper	T.W. Connor (words & music)
	His Own Mother Wouldn't Know Him Now	T.W. Connor (words & music) J. W. Rowley (perf. by)
	⇑I Can't Change It	T.W. Connor (words & music) George Beauchamp (perf. by)
	I Do It For Him Now!	T.W. Connor (words & music) D. May (perf. by)
	Little Bit of Cucumber, A	T.W. Connor (words & music) H. Champion (perf. by)
	Man Was a Stranger to Me, The	T.W. Connor (words & music) G. Formby Sr. (perf. by)
	New ''Perjarma'' Hat, The	T.W. Connor (words & music) G. Elen (perf. by)
	Night Out, A	T.W. Connor (words & music) Lottie Collins (perf. by)
	Now We Sha'n't Be Long	T.W. Connor (words & music) H. Campbell (perf. by)
	One's Enough	T.W. Connor (words & music) C. Deane (perf. by)
	She Was One of the Early Birds, and I Was One of the Worms	T.W. Connor (words & music) George Beauchamp (perf. by)
	Why Do the Men Run After Me?	T.W. Connor (words & music) Dan Crawley (perf. by)
	You Look After Me Old Boy	T.W. Connor (words & music) H. Freeman (perf. by)

	Title	Performer	Comments


	Father Went Down to Southend	Jack Charman	Edison Amberol: 12345 at USCB

Music&nbsbc;Halls

	Title	Instruments	Remarks


	She Was One of the Early Birds, and I Was One of the Worms	Piano, Voice	T.W. Connor (w&m)
	Why Do the Men Run After Me?	Piano, Voice	T.W. Connor (w&m)

Works

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

(w&m)

189--1897

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


We All Went Round	189-
I've Dodged the Undertakers Up Till Now	1890	T.E. Leamore (perf. by)
Scapegrace Brother Jack	1892	Bessie Bonehill (perf. by)
His Own Mother Wouldn't Know Him Now	1893	John S Baker (words) J. W. Rowley (perf. by)
Sunday at Home	1893	John S Baker (words) H. Randall (perf. by)
That's the Cutting Part	1893	Bessie Bonehill (perf. by)
You Look After Me Old Boy	1893	John S Baker (words) H. Freeman (perf. by)
E'd Come a Long Way to Oblige	1894	Frederick Eplett (words) George Beauchamp (perf. by)
He's Got to Keep A-Movin'	1894	John S Baker (words) George Beauchamp (perf. by)
I Can't Change It	1894	John S Baker (words) George Beauchamp (perf. by)
I Do It For Him Now!	1894	John S Baker (words) D. May (perf. by)
⇑ I'm One of the Jays	1894	Alfred Lamont (words) George Beauchamp (perf. by)
Love's Golden Dream Up to Date	1894	Millie Hylton (perf. by)
They'll Want Me Later On	1894	George Beauchamp (perf. by)
All on the Nod	1895	George Beauchamp (perf. by)
All Over the Shop	1895	Little Tich (perf. by)
As on Their Wedding Day	1895	D. May (perf. by)
E's Allus Got a Cert	1895	Marie Kendall (perf. by)
George Beauchamp's All on the Nod	1895	George Beauchamp (perf. by)
He's Not Dead Yet! (w&m)	1895	J. W. Rowley (perf. by)
Knocked Him- in Once (w&m)	1895	T. E. Dunville (perf. by)
Place They Call the ''Lump'', The	1895	T.E. Leamore (perf. by)
She Was One of the Early Birds, and I Was One of the Worms	1895	George Beauchamp (perf. by)
⇑ Then We Parted	1895	George Beauchamp (perf. by)
At My Time O' Life (w&m)	1896	H. Campbell (perf. by) arr.: Henry E. Pether
Goose and the Golden Eggs, The	1896	George Beauchamp (perf. by)
I'm the Airy Fairy	1896	Maggie Duggan (perf. by)
Night In, A	1896	H. Freeman (perf. by)
Night Out, A	1896	Lottie Collins (perf. by)
Now We Sha'n't Be Long	1896	H. Campbell (perf. by)
Riley Did It!	1896	J. W. Rowley (perf. by)
Strolling in the Garden	1896	T. Costello (perf. by)
Sweet Little Womanly Woman, A	1896
Tickle-Ickle-Um	1896	P. Rafferty (perf. by)
You Do See and You Don't See!	1896	Little Tich (perf. by)
⇑ Boys That Do the Fighting, The	1897	T. Costello (perf. by)

1897-1902

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Couldn't Help It, Had To (w&m)	1897	T. E. Dunville (perf. by)
Good-Bye Polly	1897	T. Costello (perf. by)
Having a ''Liker''	1897	George Beauchamp (perf. by)
I'm Going to Ride a Bicycle	1897	T. Costello (perf. by)
If I Hadn't Ha' Been So Shy	1897	George Beauchamp (perf. by)
Let's Be Jubilant!	1897	George Beauchamp (perf. by)
Puss! Puss! Puss! (w&m)	1897	George Beauchamp (perf. by)
Soap!	1897	George Beauchamp (perf. by)
That's the Time to Go	1897	H. Campbell (perf. by)
He Had a Little Drop	1898	P. Rafferty (perf. by)
It's Only Once a Year	1898	J. W. Rowley (perf. by)
⇑ Let 'em All Come	1898	H. Randall (perf. by)
Postponed (w&m)	1898	T. E. Dunville (perf. by)
Ready	1898	John S Baker (words) T. Costello (perf. by)
Who's Going to Mash Me To-Night	1898	Tom Costello (words) T. Costello (perf. by)
Has Anybody Seen Our Cat? (w&m)	1899	James T Powers (words) Burt Shepard (perf. by) James T. Powers (perf. by)
Oh! What a Change in the Weather	1899	Ada Reeve (perf. by)
One, Two, Three	1899	T. Costello (perf. by)
Think of the Wives and Children	1899	Fannie Leslie (perf. by)
Will You Go?	1899	T. Costello (perf. by)
Bally Bull-Dog, The	1900	G.W. Hunter (perf. by)
I Must Have a Day Off For That	1900	J. W. Rowley (perf. by)
Mermaids	1900	T. Costello (perf. by)
⇑ My Irish Honey, O!	1900	T. Costello (perf. by)
What Paddy Gave the Drum	1900	M. Nolan (perf. by)
Beautiful Home - ''On Hire'' (w&m)	1901	C. Deane (perf. by)
Left- Right!	1901	C. Deane (perf. by)
Old Dicky Bird	1901	G. Lashwood (perf. by)
One's Enough	1901	C. Deane (perf. by)
Till Pay-Day Comes Again	1901	T. Costello (perf. by)
We Never Have an Angry Word	1901	H. Randall (perf. by)
When I Dreamed I Was Santa Claus	1901	Ethel Haydon (perf. by)
After All the Shouting	1902	G. Lashwood (perf. by)
All of a Sudden He Stopped	1902	Alf Gibson (perf. by)
Don't Forget To-Night	1902	G. Lashwood (perf. by)
⇑ I've Been Sleeping on the Floor All Night	1902	T. Costello (perf. by)

1902-1907

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


It's a Nice Little Cosy Kitchen	1902	C. Deane (perf. by)
Oh the Business!	1902	H. Randall (perf. by)
Popping 'em Into Me	1902	Alf Gibson (perf. by)
She Don't Want a Maid to Dress Her Hair	1902	T. Costello (perf. by)
She's Just As Much My Sweetheart Now	1902	J. W. Rowley (perf. by)
They Soon Made an Angel of Him There	1902	Alf Gibson (perf. by)
What Do You Do With Your Money?	1902	C. Deane (perf. by)
And His Days Work Was Done	1903	George Brooks (perf. by)
Angel's Eyes	1903
Fly and the Treacle-Pot, The	1903	H. Campbell (perf. by)
My Old Comrade	1903	T. Costello (perf. by)
⇑ New ''Perjarma'' Hat, The (w&m)	1903	G. Elen (perf. by)
Oh, ''Tit Bits''!	1903	Harry Anderson (perf. by)
Why Should I Leave Old England?	1903	J. W. Rowley (perf. by)
Bunch of Shamrock, A	1904	T. Costello (perf. by)
Frozen Meat	1904	Alf Gibson (perf. by)
Oh, Nancy Lee!	1904	Millie Hylton (perf. by)
There's Another One Out O' Work	1904
They Made Such a Fuss of Me!	1904	H. Randall (perf. by)
Bertie	1905	G. Lashwood (perf. by)
Father Keeps on Doing It!	1905	Dan Crawley (perf. by)
I Thought It Was My Birthday Come	1905	Dan Crawley (perf. by)
Sisters and Brothers	1905
⇑ That's Where I Come In!	1905	Dan Crawley (perf. by)
They Can't Diddle Me! (w&m)	1905	Dan Crawley (perf. by)
Turn on the Water!	1905	George Brooks (perf. by)
Another Little ''Bird''	1906	Dan Crawley (perf. by)
Anywhere Does For Me! (w&m)	1906	Dan Crawley (perf. by)
Happy Land	1906	George Brooks (perf. by)
Sweet Norah Grady	1906
We Close at Two on Thursday	1906
Won't They Be Glad to See Me!	1906	Gladys Mavius (perf. by)
He Was ''One of the Boys''	1907	Carlotta Levey (perf. by)
I Finish 'em Off!	1907	Dan Crawley (perf. by)
I Love Two Little Girls!	1907
⇑ It's a Poor Heart That Never Rejoices	1907	Maud Mortimer (perf. by)

1907-1913

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Old Cracked Basin, The (w&m)	1907	H. Randall (perf. by)
So Does Father!	1907	Dan Crawley (perf. by)
Te Um Te Iddley Ay!	1907	Dan Crawley (perf. by)
Thank You, For Those Few Nuts! (w&m)	1907	H. Randall (perf. by)
Treasure Ship, The	1907	Harry Anderson (perf. by)
You May Want a Friend Some Day	1907
Come With Me in My Caravan (w&m)	1908
Sailing Merrily On!	1908	Dan Crawley (perf. by)
Study Those Who Study You	1908	Carlotta Levey (perf. by)
There's a Pair of Bright Blue Eyes	1908
We've All Been Doing a Bit	1908	Dan Crawley (perf. by)
⇑ George Brooks' ''Good-Night, Nurse!''	1909	George Brooks (perf. by)
Money Don't Make Happiness	1909	Carlotta Levey (perf. by)
Put a Bit of Salt on His Tail	1909	Florrie Forde (perf. by)
There's a Nice How D'ye Do!	1909	Dan Crawley (perf. by)
We All Went Home Again	1909	Dan Crawley (perf. by)
When I Got Up This Morning	1909	Dan Crawley (perf. by)
Convict and the Bird, The	1910	T. Costello (perf. by)
Girl With the ''Rooster'' in Her Hat!, The	1910	G. Lashwood (perf. by)
He's a Pal!	1910	Dan Crawley (perf. by)
Hennessey	1910
In Ballyhooly	1910
My Wife's Gone	1910	Frederick Hall (words) Fred Keeton (perf. by) Fred Keeton
⇑ Only Think of It!	1910	F. Earle (perf. by)
What a Diff'rence When Your Ship Comes Home!	1910
Father Went Down to Southend!	1911	Dan Crawley (perf. by) Jack Charman (perf. by)
On the Esplanade	1911	M. Sheridan (perf. by)
That's As Far As I Want to Go!	1911	Dan Crawley (perf. by)
Under the Mistletoe-Bough	1911	T. Costello (perf. by)
You're a Bad, Bad Man to Gamble	1911	Carlotta Levey (perf. by)
All For Father's Sake	1912	Dan Crawley (perf. by)
Come Round and Hear the Gramophone!	1912
It's Only a Way I've Got	1912	Dan Crawley (perf. by)
Mice Have Been at It Again, The	1912	Dan Crawley (perf. by)
Why Do the Men Run After Me?	1912	Dan Crawley (perf. by)
⇑ Soldier's Farewell, The	1913	T. Costello (perf. by)

1914-?

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


There's Another Insurance Claim	1914
Little Bit of Cucumber, A	1915	H. Champion (perf. by)
Sally O'Malley	1917
Same Old Clock in the Corner, The	1917
He's Gone Where the Coals Are Cheaper (w&m)	1918
We Used to Gather at the Old Dun Cow (w&m)	1918
I Wish It Was 12 O'Clock	1919	Jack Smiles (perf. by)
It's That Little Touch of ''Home''	1919	Jen Latona (perf. by)
Man Was a Stranger to Me, The (w&m)	1919	G. Formby Sr. (perf. by)
Crown and Anchor	1920
Children's A.B.C. of Christmas-Time, The	1921
⇑ Let To-Day Be the Day!	1922	Sydney Moorhouse (perf. by)
Mrs Murphy	1923
Pea Nuts [Sic]	1923	E. Mayne (perf. by)
Tickle the Keys of Your Silvery Saxophone	1923
Doubles	1926
Fire Was Burning Hot, The (w&m)	?	T. E. Dunville (perf. by)

Videos

	Title	Dur	Performer	Composer	Score/Song


	A Little Bit of Cucumber (1915)	2:25	Harry Champion	T.W. Connor