Gracie Fields Stop And Shop At The Co-op Shop 1930

A Gracie classic from 1930, these sort of records made Gracie a star comic timing and humour. On the other side of those HMV 78rpms would be a sentimental song, appealing to two different audiences.

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[gf1001]

Thanks for the great comments, you would have to have lungs like a hot air ballon to sing this lol lol its one of her greatest funny songs. Thanks for all the comments there great.

[seasidesandles]

Aaahaaa I remembered the missing line!

Clothes pegs and glass eyes! Hahaha so funny! We always laughed at the variety of stuff sold at the Cwop shop in this song.

[seasidesandles]

Theres a shop called the co-op (cwop) on the high street

By gum its a great idea

For out of what you spend

You get a dividend

Three times every year

When Ma takes two shillins for a share

She shouts feelin like a millionaire!

(She does)

[seasidesandles]

Stop an shop at the cwop the Co-op shop

What the shop! Its the Cwop - the Co-op shop!

You can buy from a chop to a prop or a mop

Or a bottle of ginger pop at the Co-op shop!

As the pop shop is next to the Cwop shop

When youve done your popping in the pop shop

You hop out of the pop shop and hop into the Cwop shop

And promise youll go shopping in the pop shop

[seasidesandles]

They have tripe, nice and ripe at the Co-op shop

Pink pills, powder puffs pork pies

Paraffin and jam, carbolic soap and ham

?loads per pan pink pies? (not sure about this line)

And pigs heads all grinning in a row!

Wont you join in this chorus sweet and low

Sweet and low, Sweet and low!

[seasidesandles]

Wow! Thanks for this post! It's a right tongue twister! My Aunty Doll used to sing it with my mother at the piano.

Mother had worked with Gracie in Blackpool and was a dancer in the background.

I don't know if you are aware but there is a lovely church near Blackpool, St Stephens on the Cliffs where there is an amazing chapel where all the stars' names are engraved, It is well worth a visit. Very tastefully done with a fantastic carved freeze with Our Gracie on there!