The Lambeth Walk is the famous song ending Act I of the 1937 musical 'Me and My Girl'. The story line of Me and My Girl concerns a Cockney barrow boy who inherits an earldom but almost loses his Lambeth girlfriend, very similar to that of the musical 'Half a Sixpence'. Lambeth Walk was turned into a 1939 film The Lambeth Walk which starred Lupino Lane. The name of the song came from the name of a road; Lambeth Road which was an old market street and residential area before most of the area was destroyed during the blitz in 1940.
Now, history class over...forward 75 years to Exhibition Road, Kensington, London 2012. Due to the Olympics there was an outdoor festival on the newly renovated Exhibition Road. Gi Jive (Ian and Sheilagh) were on hand to demonstrate some very fine jive dancing which would have made a couple in their twenties worn out. They then proceeded to give us a lesson in doing the Lambeth Walk. Boys formed an inner circle and us girlies formed an outer circle and off we went! Everyone wore a smile as round and round we go, singing or humming as we went and all wholeheartedly joining in with the "Oi!" - hardly ladylike but a great deal of fun. Thanks Gi Jive for turning a semi grey Sunday into a fun bloomin' marvellous afternoon.
- Any time you're Lambeth way,
- Any evening, any day,
- You'll find us all
- Doin' the Lambeth Walk. Oi!
- Every little Lambeth gal,
- With her little Lambeth pal,
- You'll find 'em all
- Doin' the Lambeth Walk. Oi!
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