| Cover: | Chinese_Laundry_Blues.jpg |
| Caption: | Sheet music cover of "Chinese Laundry Blues" |
| Type: | song |
| Artist: | George Formby |
| Released: | 1932 |
| Genre: | Comic song |
"Chinese Laundry Blues" is a 1932 comic song written by Jack Cotterill (or Cottrell) and associated with the British comedian George Formby. Formby recorded it for Decca Records on 1 July 1932. The song takes place in Limehouse (a traditional Chinatown) where the owner of a laundry has fallen in love, and is no longer paying attention to his job. It subtly uses the Oriental riff.
The song featured in the 1934 comedy Boots! Boots!.[1] It became one of Formby's signature tunes, and introduced the character of "Mr Wu". who appeared in a succession of songs, such as "The Wedding Of Mr Wu," and most notably "Mr Wu's a Window Cleaner Now" which shares its subject matter with "When I'm Cleaning Windows".