The next moment, a very loud voice announced that Godfrey Field would sing 'The Quaint Old Bird'. And, after a few preliminary chords, Mr Field actually did so.
'Auntie went to Aldershot in a Paris pom-pom hat.'
[...] '... Good gracious [sang Mr Field], what was that?'
Nota : There is a 1904's song from Theodore Morse titled A Quaint Old Bird (from the musical comedy "The Catch of the Season"). But the lyrics are different than those quoted by PGW.
The next moment, a very loud voice announced that Godfrey Field would sing 'The Quaint Old Bird'. And, after a few preliminary chords, Mr Field actually did so.
'Auntie went to Aldershot in a Paris pom-pom hat.'
Mike stood and drained it in.
'... Good gracious [sang Mr Field], what was that?'
Mike at Wrykyn. 5 Revelry by Night