[78-L] Rita in the Hay Worth ??

[David Lennick]

That's all I got..and the Danny Kaye 'Farming' line was "Dear Mae West is at 
her best in the hay". I'm surprised THAT got released!

dl



On 7/10/2018 9:36 PM, Thomas Stern wrote:
> Hi David,
>    Thanks for this information - It was not this recording, which was not one
> I was familiar with.
>    Wonder if what I recall and seem to have conflated with Danny Kaye, might
> have been from a movie - Marx bros. perhaps ???
> Cheers, Thomas.
>
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>
> It occurs in his introduction to the hipster's (weed-smokers) anthem that
> he's just about to sing, which turns out to be Cement Mixer Put-ti Put-ti.
> Something something something, also known as How Much is Rita in the Hay
> Worth. (Haven't heard that thing in ages!)
>
>
>
> On 7/1/2018 12:14 AM, David Lennick wrote:
>> It's Ronny Graham in his 'Harry the Hipster' sketch, I'm pretty sure.
>> Offbeat lp (Take Five), also on Riverside's How to Be Terribly Terribly
> Funny.
>> dl
>>
>>
>> On 6/30/2018 10:26 PM, Thomas Stern wrote:
>>> I have been unable to find confirmation of a recollection - perhaps
>>> I've conflated something...
>>>
>>> I recall Danny Kaye interjecting the line "how much is Rita in the
>>> hay worth?" into a song - I thought FARMING on a 78rpm album.  I've
>>> listened
>>>
>>> To youtube copy of that song, and some others and have NOT found that
> line.
>>> Does anyone know if there is such a line, and where is it recorded ???
>>>
>>> Other than outright mis-remembrance, perhaps there was a record with
>>> the line that was recalled and re-released without the line due to
> objection ???
>>>     
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Thomas.
>>>
>>>     
>>>
>>>     
>>>
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