'The Belle Of The Barber's Ball' George M. Cohan song British London music hall Jack & Nancy Charman

"The Belle Of The Barber's Ball" is a song by George M. Cohan.

It is sung here by a British music hall team--Jack & Nancy Charman.

The label says "The Charmans," and I assume Nancy is Jack's partner here since Nancy worked with Jack in the studio at various times. Nancy was his sister?

Baby, look a-here
Look a-here
Look a-here
What is it, dear?
What is it, dear?
Ain't you glad You've got a babe like me
That takes you out upon a jubilee?

Baby, look a-here
Look a-here
Look a-here
What is it, dear?
What is it, dear?
You won my heart, that's all,
When you brought me to the barber's ball

Coons from ev'ry city
At the barber's ball
Gals so gay and pretty
At the barber's ball
Tough coons, rough coons
Dead swell coons
Waltzes, two-steps

Ragtime tunes
There ain't agoin' to be any sleep at all
There ain't agoin' to be any early call
Until the stars are gone
Until the break of dawn
We're goin' to dance
At the barber's ball

Baby look at here
Look at here
Look at here!
What is it dear?
What is it dear?
Ain't you glad
You've got a gal like me
That buzzes 'round you
Like a bumble bee?

Baby look at here
Look at here
Look at here!
What is it dear?
What is it dear?
There's coons both old and young
That the little bumble bees have stung

The singer was born John Lewis Charman in 1887 in Paddington.

His parents were John Charman and Mary Jane Winifred Jones.

Jack had a sister named Nancy, and they recorded together on a handful of occasions until she married and moved to France.

Jack Charman covered all kinds of popular tunes. His strong voice suited early (that is, acoustic) recording methods. He is viewed today by record collectors as a "cover" artist who recorded other people's songs. He was not a singer who generated hits.

He was a successful music hall artist in his own right. G. H. Chirgwin helped Charman get established on music hall stages.

He died in Blackpool in 1953, his estate worth only a few hundred pounds. His divorce from Valerie Charman cost him dear. He had no children.