wait ing ▁at ▁the ▁church "; ▁she ▁finds ▁out ▁the ▁truth ▁when ▁Ob ad iah ▁sends ▁her ▁a ▁note ▁telling ▁her ▁he ▁is ▁already ▁married . ▁It ▁has ▁featured ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁films ▁since ▁the ▁earliest ▁days ▁of ▁cinema . ▁The ▁silent ▁film ▁Wait ing ▁at ▁the ▁Church ▁featured ▁a ▁performance ▁by ▁Victoria ▁as ▁she ▁acted ▁out ▁the ▁lyr ics . ▁Several ▁other ▁silent ▁films ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁accomp any ▁record ings ▁of ▁the ▁song . ▁Sound ▁films ▁which ▁use ▁the ▁song ▁include ▁Here ▁Come ▁the ▁H ug get ts , ▁Mill ions ▁Like ▁Us ▁and ▁I ▁Thank ▁You . ▁Richard ▁Thompson ▁included ▁it ▁on ▁his ▁album ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁Years ▁of ▁Popular ▁Music . ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁covered ▁many ▁times , ▁including ▁by ▁Jul ie ▁Andrew s ▁and ▁Miss ▁P ig gy . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁became ▁f amed ▁in ▁British ▁politics ▁when ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁its ▁ref rain ▁was ▁s ung ▁by ▁the ▁then ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁James ▁Call ag han ▁at ▁the ▁Ann ual ▁Congress ▁of ▁the ▁T UC ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁to ▁indicate ▁that ▁there ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁a ▁general ▁election ▁that ▁year . ▁Call ag han ▁mis att ributed ▁the ▁song ▁to ▁the ▁better - known ▁Marie ▁Lloyd , ▁an ▁error ▁which ▁has ▁in ▁consequence ▁become ▁common . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Music ▁hall ▁songs ▁Category : B rit ish ▁songs ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁song ▁missing ▁Category : James ▁Call ag han ▁Category : 1 9 7