Who Were You With Last Night?

DESCRIPTION: As Obadiah wanders in to his workplace, his colleagues ask, "Who were you with last night, Out in the pale moonlight? It wasn't your sister, And it wasn't your ma... Are you going to tell your missus?" He claims it was Uncle Fred, but it was another girl
AUTHOR: Fred Godfrey and Mark Sheridan (source: sheet music)
EARLIEST DATE: 1912 (recorded by Mark Sheridan)
KEYWORDS: love infidelity humorous
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Brophy/Partridge-TommiesSongsAndSlang, p. 214, "(no title)" (1 text, which includes only a portion of the chorus)
Arthur-WhenThisBloodyWarIsOver, pp. 20-21, "Who Were You With Last Night?" (1 text)
RECORDINGS:
Mark Sheridan, "Who Were You With Last Night?" (Regal G-6506, 1912; Columbia-Rena 2066, 1913)
File: BrPa214B

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