Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay !

As a matter of fact, I don't think I ever saw Lottie Collins. But many is the morning when you could have heard me rendering her best–known number in a shrill treble in my bath. I suppose it is forgotten now, but here is how the refrain went. You start at the top and read straight down.

   Ta–ra–ra–boom–de–ay !

   Ta–ra–ra–boom–de–ay !

   Ta–ra–ra–boom–de–ay !

   Ta–ra–ra–boom–de–ay !

   Ta–ra–ra–boom–de–ay !

   Ta–ra–ra–boom–de–ay !

   Ta–ra–ra–boom–de–ay !

   Ta–ra–ra–boom–de–ay !

The author always considered that a pretty good lyric, and its popularity showed that the public endorsed his view. He was one of those slow, careful workers who chisel and polish every line of a song before letting it out of their hands.

Louder & Funnier. "Round and About the Theatre" 2 Looking Back at the Halls