[78-L] Introduction (a bit long)

[Bart]

At 05:38 PM 6/28/2009 -0400, you wrote:
>The thing about party records is that everybody stole from everybody else.
In 
>the 30s there were a couple of companies turning out some reasonably 
>well-produced items, like Hollywood Hot Shots which actually identified the 
>performers which included Ben Light and Cliff Edwards. You'll find these in 
>dubbed form on labels continuing well into the 50s, sometimes dubbed from
the 
>dubs. About a year ago I was sent a load of these to transfer, from
someone's 
>father's collection, and I was able to eliminate 5 or 6 sides because they
were 
>duplicates, sometimes with different titles.
>
>I don't know Benny Bell's Humoresque unless it has a different title. What
are 
>the lyrics like?
>
>dl
>

To the tune of Dvorak's Humoresque:

	We went strolling through the park
	Goosing statues in the dark
	If Sherman's horse can take it why can't you?
	Buffalo Bill, alas!, alack!,
	We pinched his nose and scratched his back
	If Buffalo Bill can take it why can't you?

	Then we fooled with Atlas
	Covered him with a mattress.
	Hung a tie on Caesar's fly.  Oh boy, what fun!
	And on Greeley's daughter
	We put a bucket of water
	One good turn deserves another that is why...

	We'll stroll again into the park
	And goose the statues in the dark
	If Robin Hood can take it why can't you?
	Sitting Bull he didn't grin
	When I hung whiskers on his chin
	If Sitting Bull can take it why can't you?
	
	Then we fooled with Atlas
	Covered him with a mattress.
	Hung a tie on Caesar's fly.  Oh boy, what fun!
	And on Greeley's daughter
	We put a bucket of water
	One good turn deserves another that is why...
	
	We'll stroll again into the park
	And goose the statues in the dark
	If Joan of Arc can take it why can't you?
	And Buffalo Bill next time I pass
	I'll stick my finger in his EYE   (avoiding the obvious rhyme)
	If Buffalo Bill can take it why can't you?

Bart