title of song or poem........long shot, help ??

[neo]

Hi Guys n Gals, 

 

we all know there's a great knowledge base of all ages in here, so here's one for you 

 

my Elderly father is trying to find the name of a song or poem, possibly dating back to the early 1900's or later with the following lines/lyrics -

 

"I stood there before my lover with my short shirt for a cover"

 

"Ran home to my mother with my gloves in my hand and hat on one side"

 

That's all he can remember and he'd like to get to the bottom of it if possible, google search seemed to have drawn a blank, HELP 

[marzman]

Googling variations or shorter sections of the lyrics will be your way to find this... 

 

Quite a few options pop up when looking for 'Gloves in my hand and hat on one side'  E.g

 

 

[neo]

thanks for quick reply, will let him know 

 

he seems to think it might be from the music hall era.