In My Little Bottom Drawer

In My Little Bottom Drawer - Gracie Fields/Ray Noble

For years and years I've been alone me

Spinster on the shelf

I'm right fed up with spending all me money on meself

I'm all prepared for married life

It's secrets I've been taught

And here's some little odds and ends I've been and gone and bought

One bridal gown one eiderdown

I've been saving 'em up since 1894

Got me ribbons and me bows

And there's these and them and those

All packed up in me little bottom drawer

One baby's cot one flower pot

Where I've planted a rambling rose bush for the door

Got a motto for the wall

It says Heaven Help Us All

All packed up in me little bottom drawer

Got a pianner under the staircase

And I'm teaching meself to play the maiden's prayer

One toilet set one bassinet

Now I'm waiting for love to open up the door

Got a set of Priestley's works and a case of eggs from Turks

All packed up in me little bottom drawer

I've answered every advert in the Matrimonial Times

I've bought me own confetti and a case of wedding chimes

At night I count me treausres just to see they haven't strayed

I'm very patriotic everyone is British made

One chiffonier one keg of beer

And some orange and purple lino for the floor

Got a new pyjama set made of bright red flannellette

All packed up in me little bottom drawer

One persian rug one china jug

And some beautiful silverware from Woolworth's stores

With a book by Doctor Pfife I'm out to be a perfect wife

All packed up in me little bottom drawer

We'll have a bathroo-oom a beautiful bathroom

And a lovely bath where we can keep the coals

Horse shoe for luck bell for the muck

And a President do it clean more the floor

If me blind go got the pook

I can sell the blamenoch

Oh fact being me the little bottom drawer