Worton David (-1940)

Overview

According to the Internet source given below, Hubert Worton David was an English songwriter and publisher of popular music between 1904 and 1926. He worked closely with other songwriters and publishers such as Lawrence Wright. amongst his greatest successes are I Want To Sing In Opera (with Bert Lee, 1910); and Hello, Hello, Who's Your Lady Friend? (with Harry Fragson and Bert Lee, 1913)
Of ragtime interest is The Wriggley Rag (co-authored with George Arthurs -1912) published by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co., New York, USA.
Having worked with Lawrence Wright Music Co. for many years, he set up his own publishing business Worton David Ltd. in the early 1920's. As with many of his contemporaries he also used pseudonyms such as Gene Williams and Gene McCarthy. Without having access to all the original sheet music of songs given in the list of works it is not possible to vouch for the accuracy regarding exactly who wrote the music and who wrote the lyrics. Are there any surfers out there who would like to verify those details?

Websites:
	H. [Hubert] Worton David	Brief biography by www.fredgodfreysongs.ca

Worton David (-1940) has at least 17 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.

All Change For Llanfairfechan
Music by: Worton David.

Publisher:	Francis, Day & Hunter
Suppliers:
Printed: 1911.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

Come With Me Down Regent Street!
Music by: Worton David.
Words by: C W Murphy

Publisher:	Francis, Day & Hunter
Suppliers:
Printed: 1910.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

Hello, Hello, Who's Your Lady Friend?
Music by: Worton David.
Words by: Harry Fragson, Bert Lee

Publisher:	Worton David Ltd.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1913.	Sheet Music 4 pages.

I Can't Reach That Top Note (Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!)
Music by: Worton David.
Co-Author: George Arthurs, John S Baker

Publisher:	Stanley Mullen Pty. Ltd.
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1909.	Sheet Music.

I Do Like a S'nice, S'mince Pie
Music by: Worton David.
Co-Author: B. Lee

Publisher:	Worton David Ltd.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1914.	Sheet Music.

I Went on My Way Rejoicing
Music by: Worton David.
Co-Author: B. Lee

Publisher:	Harry von Tilzer Music Pub. Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1912.	Sheet Music.

If It's a Lady, Thumbs Up!
Music by: Worton David.
Co-Author: B. Lee

Publisher:	B. Feldman & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1914.	Sheet Music.

In Your X Ray Gown
Music by: Worton David.
Co-Author: B. Lee

Publisher:	Francis, Day & Hunter
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1913.	Sheet Music 4 pages.

Meet Me in Kelly Land
Music by: Worton David.
Words by: C.W. Murphy
Performed by: Florrie Forde

Publisher:	Francis, Day & Hunter
Suppliers:
Printed: 1911.	Sheet Music.

Prisoner at the Bar
Music by: Worton David.
Co-Author: Harry Leighton, J. Glover-Kind

Publisher:	Harry von Tilzer Music Pub. Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1910.	Sheet Music.

Short Stories, or, La-Diddley-Diddley-Um
Music by: Worton David.
Words by: Maurice Scott, Ernest Shand

Publisher:	Francis, Day & Hunter
Suppliers:
Printed: 1904.	Sheet Music.

Sing Me a Ballad in Ragtime
Music by: Worton David.
Co-Author: George Arthurs

Publisher:	Star Music Co
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1912.	Sheet Music 4 pages.

Somebody's Boy
Music by: Worton David.
Co-Author: Fred E. Cliffe, Lawrence Wright

Publisher:	B. Feldman & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1914.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

There's a Great Big Puff-Puff Steaming Along to Me
Music by: Worton David.
Co-Author: G. Arthurs

Publisher:	Star Music Co
Suppliers:
Printed: 1914.	Sheet Music 4 pages.

We Really Had a Most Delightful Evening
Music by: Worton David.

Publisher:	Harry von Tilzer Music Pub. Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1910.	Sheet Music.

Which Switch Is the Switch, Miss, For Ipswich?
Music by: Worton David.
Co-Author: J. Barnett, Herman Darewski

Publisher:	Francis, Day & Hunter
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1915.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

Yiddisher-Irish Baby, The
Music by: Worton David.
Co-Author: Fred Godfrey, Lawrence Wright

Publisher:	B. Feldman & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1915.	Sheet Music.

Cylinders

	Title (Release Year)	Co-Author(s)	Performers	Issue


Are We Downhearted -- No! (1915)		Elizabeth Spencer	Edison Blue Amberol: 2774.
That Was the End of My Dream (1915)	A. Stroud	Hardy Williamson	Edison Blue Amberol: 2683
Hold Your Hand Out, Naughty Boy (1915)		Glen Ellison	Edison Blue Amberol: 2689
I Want to Sing in Opera (1911)		R.S. Roberts	Edison Amberol: 906
Algernon! Go Hon! (1914)		Daisy Taylor	Edison Blue Amberol: 23306
Bo-Peep (1914)	B. Lee	W. Terry	Edison Blue Amberol: 23302
Silly Ass (1912)		Jack Charman	Edison Amberol: 12454

MIDIs

	Title	Co-Author(s)	Sequencer


At Our Tango Tea Last Week (1914)	B. Lee	James Pitt-Payne
At the Vicar's Fancy Ball (1915)		James Pitt-Payne
Sing Me a Ballad in Ragtime (1912)	G. Arthurs	James Pitt-Payne
Song the Kettle Is Singing, The (1916)		James Pitt-Payne
Which Switch Is the Switch, Miss, For Ipswich? (1915)	J. Barnett Herman Darewski	James Pitt-Payne

MP3s

	Title (Release Year)	Co-Author(s)	Performers	Issue


	Hold Your Hand Out, Naughty Boy (1913)		Florrie Forde	Zonophone 1083

Records

	Title (Release Year)	Composer	Performers	Issue


	I Parted My Hair in the Middle (1914)	W. David	Harry Bluff as Will O. Patten	Columbia: 28846

CDs

	Performer	CD Title	Supplier


	Folk Music CDs:
	Daisy Taylor	Popsy Wopsy

Monologues

This list is derived from information provided by Monologues.co.uk which went down sometime in 2023.
The loss of this valuable resource is very sad and a mystery.

	Title	Attribution	Remarks


	All Change For Llanfairfechan	Worton David (music) George Arthurs (words) Wilkie Bard (perf.)
	I Do Like a S'nice, S'mince Pie	Worton David (music) Bert Lee (words) Jay Laurier (perf.)
	I'm Going to Sing a Song	Worton David (music) F.V St. Clair (words) Sam Mayo (perf.)
	I'm Waiting Here For Kate	Worton David (music) George Arthurs (words) Wilkie Bard (perf.)
	Let's Have a Chorus We Can All Sing	Worton David (words & music) Jack Charman (perf.)
	Listen to Me and I'll Prove That I'm Right	Worton David (music) Sam Mayo (words) Fred Earle (words) Sam Mayo (perf.)
	My New Hat	Worton David (music) C.W. Murphy (words) Jack Pleasants (perf.)
	Nursie, Nursie	Worton David (music) Bert Lee (words) Clarice Mayne (perf.)
	Piccadilly Trot, The	Worton David (music) George Arthurs (words) Marie Lloyd (perf.)
	Rest of the Day's Your Own, The	Worton David (music) J P Long (words) Jack Lane (perf.)
	Stewed Prunes and Prisms	Worton David (music) George Arthurs (words) Wilkie Bard (perf.)
	⇑Then the Night Began to Fall	Worton David (music) R P Weston (words) Sam Mayo (perf.)
	When Mr. Smith Was in and Mrs. Smith Was Out	Worton David (music) Bert Lee (words) Clarice Mayne (perf.)
	When You See Me Dance the Minuet	Worton David (music) George Arthurs (words) Wilkie Bard (perf.)
	You Are My Girl- Ski	Worton David (music) George Arthurs (words) Wilkie Bard (perf.) George Arthurs (perf.)
	You Don't Take a Sandwich to a Picnic	Worton David (music) J.P. Long (words) Fred Walmsley (perf.)

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


At Our Tango Tea Last Week (1914)	W. David (w&m) B. Lee (coauth.) Julia Sanderson (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer
Sally (1923)	W. David (music) A. Allen (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
Sing Me a Ballad in Ragtime (1912)	W. David (w&m) G. Arthurs (coauth.) Maie Vine (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer
Song the Kettle Is Singing, The (1916)	W. David (w&m) Gracie Quine (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer
Which Switch Is the Switch, Miss, For Ipswich? (1915)	W. David (music) J. Barnett (coauth.) Herman Darewski (coauth.) A. Jolson (perf.) A. Jolson (perf.)	Piano	Indiana Sheet Music Singer

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 70 works by Worton David (-1940). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER

(w&m)

1904-1912

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Short Stories, or, La-Diddley-Diddley-Um	1904	Maurice Scott (words) Ernest Shand (words)
I'm Going to Sing a Song	1906	F.V St. Clair (words) Sam Mayo (perf.)
Listen to Me and I'll Prove That I'm Right	1908	Sam Mayo (words) Fred Earle (words) Sam Mayo (perf.)	Pub.
I Can Say Truly Rural	1909	George Arthurs (co-author) Will West (perf.)
I Can't Reach That Top Note (Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!)	1909	George Arthurs (co-author) John S Baker (co-author)
I'm Waiting Here For Kate	1909	George Arthurs (co-author) Wilkie Bard (perf.)	Pub.
Come With Me Down Regent Street!	1910	C W Murphy (words) Daisy James (perf.) Winifred Ward (perf.)	Pub.
I Want to Sing in Opera	1910	George Arthurs (words) Wilkie Bard (perf.) Robert S. Roberts (perf.)	Pub.
It Isn't the Isle of Man Any Longer	1910	C W Murphy (words)	Pub.
Prisoner at the Bar	1910	Harry Leighton (co-author) J. Glover-Kind (co-author)
We Really Had a Most Delightful Evening	1910		Pub.
⇑ You Are My Girl- Ski	1910	George Arthurs (words) George Arthurs (perf.) Wilkie Bard (perf.)	Pub.
All Change For Llanfairfechan	1911	George Arthurs (words) Wilkie Bard (perf.)	Pub.
Meet Me in Kelly Land	1911	C.W. Murphy (words) Florrie Forde (perf.)	Pub.
Nursie, Nursie	1911	Bert Lee (words) Clarice Mayne (perf.)	Pub.
They're All Single by the Seaside	1911	C.W. Murphy (co-author)
When Mr. Smith Was in and Mrs. Smith Was Out	1911	Bert Lee (words) Clarice Mayne (perf.)	Pub.
When You See Me Dance the Minuet	1911	arthurgs1 (co-author) Wilkie Bard (perf.)	Pub.
You've Got to Sing in Rag Time	1911	George Arthurs (co-author)	Pub.
Anything That's Good Enough For You Is Good Enough For Me	1912	George Arthurs (co-author)	Pub.

1912-1914

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


I Went on My Way Rejoicing	1912	B. Lee (co-author)
Piccadilly Trot, The	1912	George Arthurs (words) Marie Lloyd (perf.)
Silly Ass	1912	George Arthurs (words) Jack Charman (perf.)
Sing Me a Ballad in Ragtime	1912	George Arthurs (co-author) Maie Vine (perf.)
Take a Little Bit Off, if You Want to Get On	1912	George Arthurs (words) Beth Tate (perf.)
Wriggley Rag, The (w&m)	1912	George Arthurs (co-author)
Bo-Peep	1913	Bert Lee (co-author) Will Terry (perf.)	Pub.
Chrysanthemums	1913	George Arthurs (co-author) Barry Lupino (co-author)
Hello, Hello, Who's Your Lady Friend?	1913	Harry Fragson (words) Bert Lee (words)
I Parted My Hair in the Middle	1913	C.W. Murphy (words) Harry Bluff as Will O. Patten (perf.) George Formby Sr. (perf.)	Pub.
If We Had No Silvery Moonlight	1913	George Arthurs (co-author)	Pub.
⇑ In Your X Ray Gown	1913	B. Lee (co-author)	Pub.
Let's Have a Chorus We Can All Sing (w&m)	1913	Jack Charman (perf.)	Pub.
That Was the End of My Dream	1913	Arthur Stroud (co-author) Hardy Williamson (perf.)	Pub.
Algernon! Go Hon!	1914	Bert Lee (words) Daisy Taylor (perf.)
Are We Downhearted -- No!	1914	Lawrence Wright (words) Harrison Latimer (perf.) Elizabeth Spencer (perf.)
At Our Tango Tea Last Week	1914	Bert Lee (co-author) Donald Brian (perf.) Joseph Cawthorn (perf.) Julia Sanderson (perf.)
Brave Women Who Wait	1914	Arthur Stroud (words)	Pub.
Hold Your Hand Out, Naughty Boy	1914	C.W. Murphy (words) Glen Ellison (perf.) Florrie Forde (perf.)	Pub.
I Do Like a S'nice, S'mince Pie	1914	Bert Lee (co-author) Jay Laurier (perf.)	Pub.

1914-1916

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


If It's a Lady, Thumbs Up!	1914	B. Lee (co-author)
Leave the Rest to Me	1914	George Arthurs (words) Beth Tate (perf.)
Somebody's Boy	1914	Fred E. Cliffe (co-author) Lawrence Wright (co-author)	Pub.
Stewed Prunes and Prisms	1914	Wilkie Bard (perf.)
Then the Night Began to Fall	1914	R P Weston (words) Sam Mayo (perf.)
There's a Great Big Puff-Puff Steaming Along to Me	1914	George Arthurs (co-author)
What Happened to Mary	1914	Bert Lee (words)	Pub.
When You Said ''Good-Bye'' to Me	1914
Willie, Will You Leave Off Winking?	1914	Bert Lee (words) Betty Barclay (perf.)	Pub.
Would You Like to Come and Make a Fuss of Me?	1914	Bert Lee (words) Daisy James (perf.)	Pub.
At the Vicar's Fancy Ball	1915
⇑ Dinna Forget!	1915	Bert Lee (words) Gertie Gitana (perf.)	Pub.
My Dusky Princess	1915	R Penso (words) Gertie Gitana (perf.)
Nobody Else But You	1915	R Penso (words)
Rest of the Day's Your Own, The	1915	J.P. Long (co-author) Jack Lane (perf.)	Pub.
Which Switch Is the Switch, Miss, For Ipswich?	1915	J. Barnett (co-author) Herman Darewski (co-author) Al Jolson (perf.)	Pub.
Yiddisher-Irish Baby, The	1915	Fred Godfrey (co-author) Lawrence Wright (co-author)	Pub.
You Don't Take a Sandwich to a Picnic	1915	J.P. Long (words) Fred Walmsley (perf.)	Pub.
In the Valley of the Moon (w&m)	1916
Song the Kettle Is Singing, The	1916	Gracie Quine (perf.)	Pub.

1922-?

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Golden Dreamboat	1922
My New Hat	1922c	C.W. Murphy (words) Jack Pleasants (perf.)
Annie	1923	Andrew Allen (co-author) Jos. Geo. Gilbert (co-author) Florrie Forde (perf.)
Sally	1923	Andrew Allen (words) as
Show That Fellow the Door (w&m)	1925
This Time Next Year, Here's to You - Here's to Me	1925	Fred Godfrey (words)
By the Old Red Mill (w&m)	1926		Pub.
Caravan	?	as Gene McCarthy	Pub.
There's Silver in Your Hair	?	Lawrence Wright (words) Gertie Gitana (perf.)
Wyoming Lullaby	?	as Gene Williams	Pub.

Videos

	Composer	Title	Performer


	W. David	Dinna Forget (3:06)	Gertie Gitana
	W. David	Are We Downhearted -- No! (3:01)	Harrison Latimer