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"'The Thing-Ummy Bob'" is a 1942 song which was written by Gordon Thompson and David Heneker which celebrates the production line worker of World War II making components for complex weapons to win the war. Its chorus is

A 'thingumabob' or 'thingummy' is an extended form of the word 'thing' which the Oxford English Dictionary records being used as far back as 1751.

The song was popularised by performers Arthur Askey and Gracie Fields.

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Category:Songs of World War II

Category:Songs about labor

Category:1942 songs

Category:Gracie Fields songs

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