The Laughing Policeman – Charles Jolly / Penrose
May 20, 2010 Columbia Records
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The Laughing Policeman is a music hall song by Charles Jolly, the pseudonym of Charles Penrose. In 1922, Penrose made the first recording of this song, (Columbia Records FB 1184). The composition of the song is officially credited to his wife Mabel under the pseudonym “Billie Grey”, however the music and melody are taken from The Laughing Song by George W. Johnson which was recorded in approximately 1901. The Penroses wrote numerous other laughing songs (The Laughing Major, Curate, Steeplechaser, Typist, Lover, etc), but only The Laughing Policeman is remembered today, having sold over a million records. Its popularity continued into the 1970s, as it was a frequently-requested song on the BBC Radio 1 show Junior Choice.
May 20th, 2010 at 2:54 am
this is the music balaclava likes and it sucks!
May 20th, 2010 at 3:34 am
I lol’d.
May 20th, 2010 at 3:45 am
Reminds me of Sunday visits to My Gran’s with my sisters…nice memories, thanks x
May 20th, 2010 at 4:19 am
lol haha
May 20th, 2010 at 4:30 am
Great laugh. I love this song.
May 20th, 2010 at 4:50 am
try watching this stoned
May 20th, 2010 at 5:40 am
his laugh.. i think i laughed like that when i heard this ahah!
May 20th, 2010 at 5:51 am
i shook acopper by his fat old head and gave him half acrown, got nicked for GBH and bribery
May 20th, 2010 at 6:06 am
i dont know why but that made me LAUGH SOO HARD
:D
May 20th, 2010 at 6:40 am
Ha ha ha ha… aus Deutschland. Geil, das Video. Weiter so….
May 20th, 2010 at 7:05 am
This song makes me think of small heath alliance.
May 20th, 2010 at 7:26 am
this so reminds me of my childhood. thanks for putting it on.
May 20th, 2010 at 8:20 am
LMAO this always reminds me of One Foot in the Grave. Poor Victor Meldrew
May 20th, 2010 at 8:29 am
hahahahahahahahahah
May 20th, 2010 at 9:14 am
when i was a child (again ) this song used to facinate me at the seaside.This is the first time i have seen a picture of the singer.Itwas always the doll in the cabinets on the prom..
May 20th, 2010 at 9:50 am
first heard this on One Foot in the Grave
May 20th, 2010 at 10:12 am
it puts a smile on yo face
May 20th, 2010 at 10:56 am
really funny
May 20th, 2010 at 10:57 am
@xxtalabananaxx I got a ten inch ‘78 for ya
))))))
May 20th, 2010 at 11:50 am
never fails to put a smile on your face
May 20th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
ohhhhhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
May 20th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
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May 20th, 2010 at 12:41 pm
Ha ha
May 20th, 2010 at 1:26 pm
hahahhahahahahahahahahahaha aaaaaahhahahaahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!
May 20th, 2010 at 1:34 pm
how could you not laugh at this?