Name: I Want the Waiter (with the Water)
Duration: P00H02M42S
Description: A novelty song written by twin sisters Kay and Sue Werner in 1939. Ella Fitzgerald recorded it in her early days.

I Want the Waiter (with the Water)

from Everybody's Here by Whitney Ross-Barris

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A novelty song written by twin sisters Kay and Sue Werner in 1939. Ella Fitzgerald recorded it in her early days.

lyrics

I want the waiter
With the Water.
I want the waiter with the water for my daughter.
I want the waiter with the water for daughter cause my daughter has an order for some water on the tray.

He's got a menu
That'll send you.
He's got a menu that'll send you and befriend you.
He's got a menu that'll send you and befriend you, maybe lend you,
If you help me find the waiter with the tray.

Well, my daughter was having lunch one day,
She caught the waiter's eye,
He took one look at her and then he ran away,
And now she's gonna die of thirst unless I find that guy.

I want the waiter
With the Water.
I want the waiter with the water for my daughter.
Don't want the butcher, or the baker, or the candle stick maker,
I want the waiter with the water on the tray.

I want the waiter
With the Water.
I want the waiter with the water for my daughter.
I want the waiter with the water for daughter cause my daughter has an order for some water on the tray.

He's got a menu
That'll send you.
He's got a menu that'll send you and befriend you.
He's got a menu that'll send you and befriend you, maybe lend you,
If you help me find the waiter with the tray.

Well, my daughter was having lunch one day,
She caught the waiter's eye,
He took one look at her and then he ran away,
And now she's gonna die of thirst! Oh boy!

I want the waiter
With the Water.
I want the waiter with the water for my daughter.
Don't want the butcher, or the baker, or the candle stick maker,
I want the waiter with the water on the tray.
Don't want the butcher, or the baker, or the candle stick maker,
I want the waiter with the water on the tray!

credits

from Everybody's Here, track released December 4, 2012
Song by Kay & Sue Werner
Voice: Whitney Ross-Barris
Piano/Arranger: Mark Kieswetter
Bass: Ross MacIntyre
Drums: Morgan Childs
Guitar: Nathan Hiltz
Tenor Sax: Bobby Hsu
Trumpet: Jake Wilkinson

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Whitney Ross-Barris Toronto, Ontario

Whitney Ross-Barris is a jazz singer & songwriter who performs regularly around Ontario. In & around a varied career in live theatre, Whitney has released three jazz albums & has appeared as a guest singer & lyricist on additional recordings (notably, "The Art of Breath: Volume One," John MacMurchy). She is currently in development of a new album exclusively featuring her own compositions. ... more