My log describes this one as “NewsRevue anthem/closing number”, so I think it was used for quite a few weeks.
There was a bit of a recession in the West End show world at the time. This lyric was fitting for NewsRevue at that time, for sure.
STANDING ON THE DOLE QUEUE
(To the Tune of “The Lambeth Walk”)
VERSE 1
When you’re down Theatreland,
See performers on the Strand;
Full cast and crew,
Standing in the dole queue;
Yeh.
VERSE 2
Me and my girl won’t survive,
Annie get P45;
Carmen Jones too,
Looking for work to do;
Yeh.
MIDDLE BIT
Dozens of West End sorties,
Collecting UB40s;
Now that you’ve done enjoyment,
Unemployment.
VERSE 3
If your West End show should fail,
You’ll soon be down Maida Vale;
Full cast and crew,
Trying for News Revue,
Yeh.
Here is a vid of the Lambeth Walk:
There are actually municipal instructions on how to do the Lambeth Walk – you can find them by clicking here.
You can see the lyrics to the song Lambeth Walk by clicking here.
I realise now that the “yehs” should be “ois” – what on earth was I thinking?