You've Got a Long Way to Go

DESCRIPTION: "One morning in a little tailor's shop I saw displayed, A pair of ladies bloomers, seven and sixpence, ready made," so he brings in his girl and the tailor, seeing her size, says "You've got a long way to go." He has a long way to go in other things too
AUTHOR: Words: A.J. Mills / Music: F.W. Carter (source: FolkSongAndMusicHall)
EARLIEST DATE: 1898 (source: FolkSongAndMusicHall)
KEYWORDS: humorous clothes travel animal wife
FOUND IN: Britain(England(Lond))
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Howson-SongsSunginSuffolk, #74, "You've Got a Long Way to Go" (1 text)
FolkSongAndMusicHall, "You’ve got a long way to go"
Roud #10717
File: Hpws074

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