An offering in time for Father's Day in the Douglas Stewart Fine Books, Melbourne , annual sale , at $75, is the above 1905 sheet music for the sensational phonograph hit about a father who lounged about all day . It was the work of American Jean Constant Havez (1872-1925), composer of novelty songs, skit writer and silent film screenwriter .
There was a popular sequel to the song -Uncle Quit Work Too- and then came Father Got A Job .
Douglas Stewart also has the ideal gift for a lazy father who does not like turning pages by hand ... a wooden 1893 Brazilian Submarine Telegraph Company Limited map page turner with the year's calendar on the handle ,$250.
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