In 1992 my father and one of my brothers made a trip to London to visit another brother who was living and working there. When he returned, he wrote a detailed, 15-page report of their adventures. As I was proofreading ChatGPT's transcription of my scanned pages, I came upon this gem:
From there we walked down to the area of Big Ben and the Parliament Buildings and then across the Westminster Bridge and down along the River to the Lambeth Bridge. As we were crossing the Lambeth Bridge I recalled that back in my high school days there had been a popular song called “Doing the Lambeth Walk”.
Later that day...
Since it seems to be an unwritten rule that everyone who goes to London has to see a show, we next went to the Adelphi Theater and bought tickets to “Me and My Girl”. This was a revival of an old show written during the Great Depression so it was not as costly as some of the new shows like “The Phantom of the Opera” which is sold out until who knows when. Still, we paid 17 pounds for second row in the balcony seats.
And after dinner....
We then went to the show which we all enjoyed. One of the main songs was “Doing the Lambeth Walk”.
Neither the song nor the musical is one that I'd ever heard of. But I doubt I'll ever forget it now. Here you go.
Whenever I hear "Lambeth," I think of Lambeth Palace, the residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Do you suppose that someone in that position, in an unguarded or frivolous moment, ever did the Lambeth Walk?
