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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra
Performer
Ella Fitzgerald
Vocals
Dick Vance
Trumpet
Irving Randolph
Trumpet
Taft Jordan
Trumpet
George Matthews
Trombone
Earl Hardy
Trombone
John McConnell
Trombone
Pete Clark
Alto Saxophone
Chauncey Haughton
Alto Saxophone
Teddy McRae
Tenor Saxophone
Sam Simmons
Tenor Saxophone
Tommy Fulford
Piano
Ulysses Livingston
Guitar
Beverly Peer
Bass
Bill Beason
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Gene Irwin
Songwriter
Kim Gannon
Songwriter
Josef Myrow
Songwriter
Lyrics
The five o'clock whistle's on the blink
The whistle won't blow and whadd'ya think?
My pop is still in the factory 'cause he don't know
What time it happens to be
The five o'clock whistle didn't blow
The whistle is broke and whadda'ya know?
If somebody don't find out what's wrong
Oh, my pop'll be workin' all night long
Oh, who's gonna fix the whistle?
Won't somebody fix the whistle
Oh, who's gonna fix the whistle?
So my poor old pop will know it's time for him to stop
You ought to hear what my mommy said
When papa came home and sneaked into bed
And told her he worked 'til half past two
'Cause the five o'clock whistle never blew
Oh, who's gonna fix the whistle?
Won't somebody fix the whistle?
Oh, who's gonna fix the whistle?
So my poor old pop will know it's time for him to stop
You wanna hear what my papa said
When he sneaked into bed
He said, "Baby, oh baby, I really worked to half past two
'Cause all the five o'clock whistles never blew"
Writer(s): Josef Myrow, Kim Gannon, Gene Irwin
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