"On the Beat " is a British song written by Roger MacDougall and sung by the comedian George Formby . It was recorded by Formby on 4 August 1940 for Regal Zonophone Records . It is sung by Formby in the 1940 film Spare a Copper War Reserve Constable in Liverpool , and sings it at a fundraising concert.
It includes some of the chords of the popular music hall song “Ask a Policeman ”.
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Bret, David. George Formby An Intimate Biography Of The Troubled Genius . 2014. This 1940s song-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it .
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