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Sixpenny pops |
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Buying
Superintendent John Snow's biggest success during the late 1910s and
early 1920s was "sixpenny pops" - sheet music of the hits of
the day. He nearly cornered the market, with the British Woolworths
enjoying much greater success than the founder himself had found in the
United States.
Of many titles our favourite is and "We'll have a Woolworth Wedding". R. P. Weston and Bert Lee's lyrics describe much of the range in our stores in the 1920s with wit and humour. Here's a sample:- |
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"We'll have a Woolworth
Wedding" |
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| Johnny said to
Mabel,
"Guess I shan't be able To marry you this year. Tho' I love you, honey, I'm so short of money, And furnishing's so dear." Mabel on his shoulder said, "We're getting older". Tears were in her eyes of blue. Johnny said "Don't cry dear", "I've struck an idea. I will tell you what we'll do." |
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(Chorus) |
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Mabel
said, "Let's hurry! now we needn't worry. Our future
looks quite bright." |
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We'll get
a suite, a sweet little suite of doll's house furniture. |
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© Francis, Day and Hunter 1923 - "by agreement with F. W. Woolworth & Co. Ltd". |
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20s
overview: stepping up the pace Visit
a 1920s store |
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Music
and video introduction Sixpenny
pops: We'll have a Woolworth wedding (20s Gallery)
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