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The Laughing Policeman - Charles Jolly / Penrose

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Uploaded on Sep 13, 2007

The Laughing Policeman is a music hall song by Charles Jolly, the pseudonym of Charles Penrose. In 1922, Penrose made the first recording of this song, (Columbia Records FB 1184). The composition of the song is officially credited to his wife Mabel under the pseudonym "Billie Grey", however the music and melody are taken from The Laughing Song by George W. Johnson which was recorded in approximately 1901. The Penroses wrote numerous other laughing songs (The Laughing Major, Curate, Steeplechaser, Typist, Lover, etc), but only The Laughing Policeman is remembered today, having sold over a million records. Its popularity continued into the 1970s, as it was a frequently-requested song on the BBC Radio 1 show Junior Choice.

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  • Mafc98gh

    Mafc98gh 4 months ago

    Thumbs up if you just thought of this song and wanted to listen to it

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    noadded sugar 2 months ago

    I'm so having this played at my funeral.

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    VxattackxV 13 hours ago

    WTF?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

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    LadikRoby 5 days ago

    z0r.de

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  • wonderfulnmarvelous

    wonderfulnmarvelous 1 week ago

    MANCHESTER CITY 0-1 WIGAN ATHLETIC.... HA HA HA HA ...HAHAHAHAHAHA

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  • liedetecter2000

    liedetecter2000 1 week ago

    musthav inhaled too much hydrogren.

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  • Cutiiee32

    Cutiiee32 1 week ago

    Omg I can't stop laughing xD

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  • dukeboy426

    dukeboy426 1 week ago

    Isn't that kind of how youtube works in general........

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  • Jonny Owen

    Jonny Owen 1 week ago

    Wolves! HAHAHAHA

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  • SWI0001

    SWI0001 2 weeks ago

    This reminds of those Slapstick comedies like The Plank...70s British sketch

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    wonderfulnmarvelous 2 weeks ago

    send me your email and I can rip it and send it to you mp3!!

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    milliondollartruth 2 weeks ago

    It is impossibl, if you live and breathe, not to laugh at this!

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