Worton David (-1940)

Overview

According to the Internet source given below, Hubert Worton David was an English songwriter and publisher of popular music between 1904 and 1926. He worked closely with other songwriters and publishers such as Lawrence Wright. amongst his greatest successes are I Want To Sing In Opera (with Bert Lee, 1910); and Hello, Hello, Who's Your Lady Friend? (with Harry Fragson and Bert Lee, 1913)
Of ragtime interest is The Wriggley Rag (co-authored with George Arthurs -1912) published by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co., New York, USA.
Having worked with Lawrence Wright Music Co. for many years, he set up his own publishing business Worton David Ltd. in the early 1920's. As with many of his contemporaries he also used pseudonyms such as Gene Williams and Gene McCarthy. Without having access to all the original sheet music of songs given in the list of works it is not possible to vouch for the accuracy regarding exactly who wrote the music and who wrote the lyrics. Are there any surfers out there who would like to verify those details?

Websites:
	H. [Hubert] Worton David	Brief biography by www.fredgodfreysongs.ca

Worton David (-1940) has at least 17 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.

All Change For Llanfairfechan
Music by: Worton David.

Publisher:	Francis, Day & Hunter
Suppliers:
Printed: 1911.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

Come With Me Down Regent Street!
Music by: Worton David.
Words by: C W Murphy

Publisher:	Francis, Day & Hunter
Suppliers:
Printed: 1910.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

Hello, Hello, Who's Your Lady Friend?
Music by: Worton David.
Words by: Harry Fragson, Bert Lee

Publisher:	Worton David Ltd.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1913.	Sheet Music 4 pages.

I Can't Reach That Top Note (Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!)
Music by: Worton David.
Co-Author: George Arthurs, John S Baker

Publisher:	Stanley Mullen Pty. Ltd.
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1909.	Sheet Music.

I Do Like a S'nice, S'mince Pie
Music by: Worton David.
Co-Author: B. Lee

Publisher:	Worton David Ltd.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1914.	Sheet Music.

I Went on My Way Rejoicing
Music by: Worton David.
Co-Author: B. Lee

Publisher:	Harry von Tilzer Music Pub. Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1912.	Sheet Music.

If It's a Lady, Thumbs Up!
Music by: Worton David.
Co-Author: B. Lee

Publisher:	B. Feldman & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1914.	Sheet Music.

In Your X Ray Gown
Music by: Worton David.
Co-Author: B. Lee

Publisher:	Francis, Day & Hunter
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1913.	Sheet Music 4 pages.

Meet Me in Kelly Land
Music by: Worton David.
Words by: C.W. Murphy
Perf. by: Florrie Forde

Publisher:	Francis, Day & Hunter
Suppliers:
Printed: 1911.	Sheet Music.

Prisoner at the Bar
Music by: Worton David.
Co-Author: Harry Leighton, J. Glover-Kind

Publisher:	Harry von Tilzer Music Pub. Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1910.	Sheet Music.

Short Stories, or, La-Diddley-Diddley-Um
Music by: Worton David.
Words by: Maurice Scott, Ernest Shand

Publisher:	Francis, Day & Hunter
Suppliers:
Printed: 1904.	Sheet Music.

Sing Me a Ballad in Ragtime
Music by: Worton David.
Co-Author: G. Arthurs

Publisher:	Star Music Co
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1912.	Sheet Music 4 pages.

Somebody's Boy
Music by: Worton David.
Co-Author: Fred E. Cliffe, Lawrence Wright

Publisher:	B. Feldman & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1914.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

There's a Great Big Puff-Puff Steaming Along to Me
Music by: Worton David.
Co-Author: G. Arthurs

Publisher:	Star Music Co
Suppliers:
Printed: 1914.	Sheet Music 4 pages.

We Really Had a Most Delightful Evening
Music by: Worton David.

Publisher:	Harry von Tilzer Music Pub. Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1910.	Sheet Music.

Which Switch Is the Switch, Miss, For Ipswich?
Music by: Worton David.
Co-Author: J. Barnett, Herman Darewski

Publisher:	Francis, Day & Hunter
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1915.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

Yiddisher-Irish Baby, The
Music by: Worton David.
Co-Author: Fred Godfrey, Lawrence Wright

Publisher:	B. Feldman & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1915.	Sheet Music.

	Title	Instruments/Issue	Performers


MP3 File(s)
Are We Downhearted -- No!	Edison Blue Amberol: 2774.	Elizabeth Spencer
Bo-Peep	Edison Blue Amberol: 23302	W. Terry
Hold Your Hand Out, Naughty Boy		Florrie Forde
Hold Your Hand Out, Naughty Boy	Edison Blue Amberol: 2689	Glen Ellison
I Want to Sing in Opera	Edison Amberol: 906	Bob Roberts
Silly Ass	Edison Amberol: 12454	Jack Charman
That Was the End of My Dream	Edison Blue Amberol: 2683	Hardy Williamson
Midi File(s)		Sequencer(s)
At the Vicar's Fancy Ball (1915)	Midi	James Pitt-Payne
Sing Me a Ballad in Ragtime (1912)	Midi	James Pitt-Payne
Which Switch Is the Switch, Miss, For Ipswich? (1915)	Midi	James Pitt-Payne

CDs

	Performer	CD Title	Supplier


	Folk Music CDs:
	Daisy Taylor	Popsy Wopsy

Monologues

	Title	Attribution	Remarks


	All Change For Llanfairfechan	Worton David (music) George Arthurs (words) W. Bard (perf.)
	I Do Like a S'nice, S'mince Pie	Worton David (music) Bert Lee (words) J. Laurier (perf.)
	I'm Going to Sing a Song	Worton David (music) F.V. St. Clair (words) S. Mayo (perf.)
	I'm Waiting Here For Kate	Worton David (music) George Arthurs (words) W. Bard (perf.)
	Let's Have a Chorus We Can All Sing	Worton David (music) Worton David (words) Jack Charman (perf.)
	Listen to Me and I'll Prove That I'm Right	Worton David (music) Sam Mayo (words) Fred Earle (words) S. Mayo (perf.)
	My New Hat	Worton David (music) C.W. Murphy (words) Jack Pleasants (perf.)
	Nursie, Nursie	Worton David (music) Bert Lee (words) Clarice Mayne (perf.)
	Piccadilly Trot, The	Worton David (music) George Arthurs (words) Marie Lloyd (perf.)
	Rest of the Day's Your Own, The	Worton David (music) J P Long (words) Jack Lane (perf.)
	Stewed Prunes and Prisms	Worton David (music) George Arthurs (words) W. Bard (perf.)
	⇑Then the Night Began to Fall	Worton David (music) R P Weston (words) S. Mayo (perf.)
	When Mr. Smith Was in and Mrs. Smith Was Out	Worton David (music) Bert Lee (words) Clarice Mayne (perf.)
	When You See Me Dance the Minuet	Worton David (music) George Arthurs (words) W. Bard (perf.)
	You Are My Girl- Ski	Worton David (music) George Arthurs (words) W. Bard (perf.) G. Arthurs (perf.)
	You Don't Take a Sandwich to a Picnic	Worton David (music) J. P. Long (words) Fred Walmsley (perf.)

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


I Do Like a S'nice, S'mince Pie	W. David (music) B. Lee (coauth.) J. Laurier (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Monologues
Rest of the Day's Your Own, The	W. David (music) J.P. Long (coauth.) Jack Lane (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Monologues
Sally (1923)	W. David (music) A. Allen (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 69 works by Worton David (-1940). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER

(w&m)

1904-1912

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Short Stories, or, La-Diddley-Diddley-Um	1904	Maurice Scott (words) Ernest Shand (words)
I'm Going to Sing a Song	1906	F.V. St. Clair (words) S. Mayo (perf.)
Listen to Me and I'll Prove That I'm Right	1908	Sam Mayo (words) Fred Earle (words) S. Mayo (perf.)	Pub.
I Can Say Truly Rural	1909	G. Arthurs (co-author) Will West (perf.)
I Can't Reach That Top Note (Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!)	1909	G. Arthurs (co-author) John S Baker (co-author)
I'm Waiting Here For Kate	1909	G. Arthurs (co-author) W. Bard (perf.)	Pub.
Come With Me Down Regent Street!	1910	C W Murphy (words) Daisy James (perf.) Winifred Ward (perf.)	Pub.
I Want to Sing in Opera	1910	G. Arthurs (words) Bob Roberts (perf.) W. Bard (perf.)	Pub.
It Isn't the Isle of Man Any Longer	1910	C W Murphy (words)	Pub.
Prisoner at the Bar	1910	Harry Leighton (co-author) J. Glover-Kind (co-author)
We Really Had a Most Delightful Evening	1910		Pub.
⇑ You Are My Girl- Ski	1910	George Arthurs (words) W. Bard (perf.) G. Arthurs (perf.)	Pub.
All Change For Llanfairfechan	1911	G. Arthurs (words) W. Bard (perf.)	Pub.
Meet Me in Kelly Land	1911	C.W. Murphy (words) Florrie Forde (perf.)	Pub.
Nursie, Nursie	1911	Bert Lee (words) Clarice Mayne (perf.)	Pub.
They're All Single by the Seaside	1911	C.W. Murphy (co-author)
When Mr. Smith Was in and Mrs. Smith Was Out	1911	Bert Lee (words) Clarice Mayne (perf.)	Pub.
When You See Me Dance the Minuet	1911	arthurgs1 (co-author) W. Bard (perf.)	Pub.
You've Got to Sing in Rag Time	1911	G. Arthurs (co-author)	Pub.
Anything That's Good Enough For You Is Good Enough For Me	1912	G. Arthurs (co-author)	Pub.

1912-1914

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


I Went on My Way Rejoicing	1912	B. Lee (co-author)
Piccadilly Trot, The	1912	George Arthurs (words) Marie Lloyd (perf.)
Silly Ass	1912	George Arthurs (words) Jack Charman (perf.)
Sing Me a Ballad in Ragtime	1912	G. Arthurs (co-author)
Take a Little Bit Off, if You Want to Get On	1912	G. Arthurs (words) Beth Tate (perf.)
Wriggley Rag, The (w&m)	1912	G. Arthurs (co-author)
Bo-Peep	1913	Bert Lee (co-author) W. Terry (perf.)	Pub.
Chrysanthemums	1913	G. Arthurs (co-author) Barry Lupino (co-author)
Hello, Hello, Who's Your Lady Friend?	1913	Harry Fragson (words) Bert Lee (words)
I Parted My Hair in the Middle	1913	C.W. Murphy (words) G. Formby Sr. (perf.)	Pub.
If We Had No Silvery Moonlight	1913	G. Arthurs (co-author)	Pub.
⇑ In Your X Ray Gown	1913	B. Lee (co-author)	Pub.
Let's Have a Chorus We Can All Sing	1913	Worton David (words) Jack Charman (perf.)	Pub.
That Was the End of My Dream	1913	Arthur Stroud (co-author) Hardy Williamson (perf.)	Pub.
Algernon! Go Hon!	1914	Bert Lee (words) Daisy Taylor (perf.)
Are We Downhearted -- No!	1914	L. Wright (words) Elizabeth Spencer (perf.)
Brave Women Who Wait	1914	Arthur Stroud (words)	Pub.
Hold Your Hand Out, Naughty Boy	1914	C.W. Murphy (words) Glen Ellison (perf.) Florrie Forde (perf.)	Pub.
I Do Like a S'nice, S'mince Pie	1914	Bert Lee (co-author) J. Laurier (perf.)	Pub.
If It's a Lady, Thumbs Up!	1914	B. Lee (co-author)	Pub.

1914-1922

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Leave the Rest to Me	1914	G. Arthurs (words) Beth Tate (perf.)
Somebody's Boy	1914	Fred E. Cliffe (co-author) L. Wright (co-author)
Stewed Prunes and Prisms	1914	W. Bard (perf.)
Then the Night Began to Fall	1914	R P Weston (words) S. Mayo (perf.)
There's a Great Big Puff-Puff Steaming Along to Me	1914	G. Arthurs (co-author)
What Happened to Mary	1914	Bert Lee (words)	Pub.
When You Said ''Good-Bye'' to Me	1914
Willie, Will You Leave Off Winking?	1914	Bert Lee (words) Betty Barclay (perf.)	Pub.
Would You Like to Come and Make a Fuss of Me?	1914	Bert Lee (words) Daisy James (perf.)	Pub.
At the Vicar's Fancy Ball	1915
Dinna Forget!	1915	Bert Lee (words) Gertie Gitana (perf.)	Pub.
⇑ My Dusky Princess	1915	R Penso (words) Gertie Gitana (perf.)
Nobody Else But You	1915	R Penso (words)
Rest of the Day's Your Own, The	1915	J.P. Long (co-author) Jack Lane (perf.)	Pub.
Which Switch Is the Switch, Miss, For Ipswich?	1915	J. Barnett (co-author) Herman Darewski (co-author)	Pub.
Yiddisher-Irish Baby, The	1915	Fred Godfrey (co-author) L. Wright (co-author)	Pub.
You Don't Take a Sandwich to a Picnic	1915	J. P. Long (words) Fred Walmsley (perf.)	Pub.
In the Valley of the Moon (w&m)	1916
Song the Kettle Is Singing, The	1916		Pub.
Golden Dreamboat	1922

1922c-?

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


My New Hat	1922c	C.W. Murphy (words) Jack Pleasants (perf.)
Annie	1923	Andrew Allen (co-author) Jos. Geo. Gilbert (co-author) Florrie Forde (perf.)
Sally	1923	Andrew Allen (words) as
Show That Fellow the Door (w&m)	1925
This Time Next Year, Here's to You - Here's to Me	1925	Fred Godfrey (words)
By the Old Red Mill (w&m)	1926		Pub.
Caravan	?	as Gene McCarthy
There's Silver in Your Hair	?	Lawrence Wright (words) Gertie Gitana (perf.)
Wyoming Lullaby	?	as Gene Williams	Pub.

Videos

	Title	Duration	Performer


	Dinna Forget	3:06	Gertie Gitana