1934 musical film Dames - The Girl At The Ironing Board Lyrics
Music by Harry Warren and Lyrics by Al Dubin.
(Verse 1:) Many a poor little rich girl is sad Inside of a palace of gold. She's never known all the dreams that I've had, Her life is completely cold;
(Chorus 1:) But a girl who works in a laundry, Has a dream lover all of her own; A lover unseen, Whose love she keeps clean With water and soap, And a washing machine. Oh, she loves to launder his linen, Every collar and shirt is adored; And she loves all the stitches In his flannel britches, The girl at the ironing board.
(Interlude:) Scrub and rub, rub and scrub, We do the neighborhood washing. Scrub and rub in a tub, Rub-a-dub-dub, boop-a-doo!
(Chorus 2:) Just a girl who works in a laundry, Who's in love with a man of her dreams; Her lover unseen, Whose clothes she keeps clean With water and soap, And a washing machine. When she sees a button is missing, She'll replace it of her own accord; As she fondles each sock, She can love him by proxy, The girl at the ironing board.
Verse 2: I know a princess somewhere in this land Who leans o'er a washtub each day; But o'er the washtub her daydreams are grand, Even the soap-suds can't wash them away;
Verse 2: (from British sheet music) Up in the steam clouds her dream man she sees, A palace around her soon grows; Mangles keep churning out love melodies, Soap suds just smell like the pure eau-de-rose.
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