Quote#Humour & Wit
Wot cher! all the neighbours cried
Quote byAlbert Chevalier · 1861–1923
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Song Knocked 'em in the Old Kent Road..
English (original)
Wot cher! all the neighbours cried, Who yer gonna meet, Bill, Have yer bought the street, Bill? Laugh! I thought I should've died, Knocked 'em in the Old Kent Road.
— Albert Chevalier
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