Music by Henry W. Petrie
Words by Arthur J. Lamb
1901
Origin : https://collections.carli.illinois.edu/digital/collection/uic_smusic/id/1757
'Yes, sir, you are quite right. In the first part of the programme Constable Purvis will render "The 'Oly City" – no, I'm a liar, "Asleep on the Deep"; Constable Jukes will render imitations of well-known footlight celebrities 'oo are familiar to you all; Inspector Oakshott will render conjuring tricks; Constable–'
Sam the Sudden. 23 Soapy Molloy's Busy Afternoon
'Think well. You'll never forgive yourself if you miss hearing Sergeant Banks sing "Asleep In The Deep", or, for the matter of that, Constable Bodger doing imitations of footlight favourites who are familiar to you all. So, on reflection shall we say a brace of the five-bobs?'
Ice in the Bedroom. Chapter 10