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Novelty Songs

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1 Ah wed...sheet music AH WED 300 POUNDS: Words and Music by Speed Langworthy.
Chicago T.S. Denison 1929 First Edition Pictorial Cover Very Good 
8pp, words and music, in part: "I'm full of misery; Dat's all dat I kin see. I'm agitated, exasperated, I never rated these blues .... Jest like de scales, I've got my ups and downs. It started when I wed three hundred pounds...." 12" x 9" 
Price: 30.00 USD
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2 Bald...sheet music THE BALD PARROT Words and music by Alfred Schein.
White Sulphur Springs, WV Doremi Music 1950 Early edition Printed self-wraps Very Good 
4pp, words and music, in part: "There was a wealthy spinster who lived all alone. One day someone convinced her to take a parrot home...." 11" x 8.5" "Professional Copy." 
Price: 15.00 USD
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3 Bicycle...sheet music A BICYCLE BUILT FOR TWO (Also known as "Daisy Bell"). Words and Music by Harry Dacre.
Chicago Calumet Music 1935 First Edition Pictorial Cover Very Good 
6pp, words and music, In part: "There is a flower within my heart....Daisy, Daisy, Give me your answer, do! I'm half crazy, All for the love of you!..." 12" x 9" The cover shows a couple in old-fashioned clothes, riding a bicycle built for two. Inset is a photo of Dick Jurgens who featured this song with his orchestra. 
Price: 15.00 USD
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4 Breakin...sheet music BREAKIN' IN A PAIR OF SHOES Lyric by Ned Washington & Dave Franklin. Music by Sam H. Stept.
NY Leo Feist 1936 Early edition Printed self-wraps Very Good 
4pp, words and music, in part: "Take a look at me, tell me, can't you see? I'm right in my cups, I'm not myself tonight...." 11" x 8" Under the title is the stamp of Liberty Mills, San Antonio, Texas. 
Price: 10.00 USD
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5 Chasing...sheet music CHASING FLIES OFF THE OLD GREY MARE Lyric by Frank E. Nattrass. Music by Lou Herscher.
NY Nattrass-Schenck 1934 Early edition Printed self-wraps Very Good 
4pp, words and music, in part: "Oh, the old grey mare is lame and crusty Her shoes are worn and the nails are rusty .... Now Johnny had a sweetheart, But she gave him the air. For he was always busy, chasing flies off the old grey mare...." Two verses and seven choruses. 11" x 8.5" "Professional Copy...for the use of Professional Singers Only." This sheet has the purple stamp of Liberty Mills, San Antonio, Texas. 
Price: 15.00 USD
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6 Chickery..sheet music CHICKERY CHICK
NY Santly-Joy 1945 First Edition Pictorial Cover Very Good Barbelle 
4pp. Lyric by Sylvia Dee. Music by Sidney Lippman. In part: "Once there lived a chicken who would say `chick-chick' `chick-chick' all day..Chickery chick cha-la cha-la.." 12" x 9". 
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7 Cincinnat...sheet music CINCINNAT-TI DANCING PIG Words by Al Lewis. Music by Guy Wood.
Nashville Old Hickory Music 1950 First Edition Pictorial Cover Very Good 
4pp, words and music, in part: "Cincinnati dancing pig He's the barnyard mister big ... Children yell and clap and sing When he does his buck and wing...." 12" x 9" On the cover is a photograph of Red Foley who featured this amusing song. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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8 Cow...sheet music COW-COW BOOGIE (Cuma-Ti-Yi-Yi-Ay): From the Walt Lantz "Swing Symphony." By Don Raye, Gene de Paul, Benny Carter,
NY Leeds Music 1942 Early edition Pictorial Paper Covers Very Good 
6pp. Featured on Capitol Record No. 102 by Freddie Slack Orchestra and Ella Mae Morse. (Slow Blues Tempo), in part: "Out on the plains Down near Santa Fe, I met a cowboy Ridin' the range one day, And as he jogged along I heard him singing A most peculiar cowboy song...." 12" x 9" 
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9 Cow...sheet music COW-COW BOOGIE (Cuma-Ti-Yi-Yi-Ay): Words and music by Don Raye, Gene de Paul & Benny Carter.
NY Leeds Music 1942 First Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Very Good 
6pp. Featured on Capitol Record No. 102 by Freddie Slack Orchestra and Ella Mae Morse. (Slow Blues Tempo), in part: "Out on the plains Down near Santa Fe, I met a cowboy Ridin' the range one day, And as he jogged along I heard him singing A most peculiar cowboy song...." 12" x 9" 
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10 Dirt...sheet music DIRT DOBBER Words and music by Phil Baxter.
Kansas City, Missouri Blasco Music 1950 First Edition Printed self-wraps Very Good 
4pp, words and music, in part: "Here's a tale about a guy who's flyin' low, but livin' high...." 12" x 9" 
Price: 10.00 USD
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11 Doin'...sheet music DOIN' THE RACCOON: Song with Ukulele Arrangement. Lyric by Raymond Klages. Music by J. Fred Coots.
NY Remick Music 1928 First Edition Pictorial Cover Very Good 
8pp, words and music, in part: "College men knowledge men Do a dance call'd 'Raccoon' .... High brow low brow intermediate Make believe they're all collegiate soon...." 12" x 9" 
Price: 15.00 USD
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12 Eldridge, Annetta and Ruth E. Richardson STUNT SONGS FOR SOCIAL SINGS
Franklin, OH Eldridge 1925 Revised Edition Pictorial wraps Very Good 
64pp. Comprises lyrics and some music for group songs such as Chinese Honeymoon, the Hearse Song, Skinney Marinkie, rounds, yells, &c. 7.25" x 5.25" 
Price: 10.00 USD
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13 Ellie...sheet music ELLIE, THE ELEGANT ELEPHANT. Words by Ben Ross. Music by Alec Wilder.
NY Alamo Music 1950 First Edition Printed self-wraps Very Good 
4pp, words and music, in part: "Far away, oh, very far away in a country called Nigeria, An elephant was born one day with attributes superia...." 12" x 9" 
Price: 10.00 USD
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14 Every day...sheet music EVERY DAY WILL BE SUNDAY WHEN THE TOWN GOES DRY Words and Music by Wm Jerome and Jack Mahoney.
NY Leo Feist 1918 First Edition Pictorial Cover Very Good 
4pp, words and music, in part: "Mister Prohibition says John Barleycorn must go, He must fly off with Old Crow and the other brands we know...." 10.5" x 7" The cover shows a well-dressed chap, head in his hands, cigarette in his mouth, and a dog labeled "Rum Hound." 
Price: 25.00 USD
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15 Fastest...sheet music THE FASTEST I CAN GET THAR'S TOO SLOW Words and music by Georgia Marshall.
NY Nattrass-Schenck 1939 Early edition Printed self-wraps Very Good 
4pp, words and music, in part: "Now, I never thought I'd care to marry, 'Round the girls I never tarry, But at last I've tumbled like the leaves in Fall ,,,, She ain't very much to look at, but she shore kin swing a hoe; And she cooks a mess of vittles fit to eat. She is mighty lean and lanky, and her eyes don't track, I know, But the mash she mixes shorely cain't be beat...." Contains male and female versions, two verses and two refrains for each. 11" x 8" "Professional Copy...for the use of Professional Singers Only." This sheet has a musician's file number at top. 
Price: 17.50 USD
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16 Gambella...sheet music GAMBELLA (The Gamblin' Lady) Words and music by Terry Gilkyson.
NY Montclare Music 1951 Early edition Printed self-wraps Very Good 
4pp, words and music, in part: (Bright Waltz) "Oh, I'm a two-fisted gambler, I've travel'd this country afar From river to highway, I make 'em play my way, From peanuts to caviar...." Has male and female duet parts. 11" x 8" "Professional Copy...for the use of Professional Singers Only." 
Price: 15.00 USD
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17 Gimme...sheet music "GIMME" A LITTLE KISS, WILL "YA" HUH? Words and music by Roy Turk, Jack Smith & Maceo Pinkard.
NY Irving Berlin 1920 First Edition Pictorial Cover Very Good 
6pp, words and music, in part: "A little boy was wild about, A little girl who found it out, She tried to play so 'Hard to get'...." 12" x 9" The cover by Perret shows a girl of 1920, with an inset photo of Pisano and Landauer who featured this song. 
Price: 12.50 USD
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18 Gimme...sheet music "GIMME" A LITTLE KISS, WILL "YA" HUH? Words and music by Roy Turk, Jack Smith & Maceo Pinkard.
NY Irving Berlin 1920 First Edition Pictorial Cover Very Good 
6pp, words and music, in part: "A little boy was wild about, A little girl who found it out, She tried to play so 'Hard to get'...." Signs of light handling. 12" x 9" The cover by Perret shows a girl of 1920, with an inset photo of Mack Davis and his Paradise Orchestra. 
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19 Girl...sheet music THE GIRL WHO PLAYED "INJUN" WITH ME Words and Music by Aaron Rovi.
Portland, Oregon Cross & Winge 1935 Early edition Printed self-wraps Very Good 
4pp, words and music, in part: "The place where I first saw the light, Was a ranch on the desert so dry; The lullaby song ev'ry night, Was the howl of some coyote close by...." Contains five verses and a refrain. 12" x 9" Copyrighted 1933 by Ajax Music, Salt Lake City, Utah. 
Price: 17.50 USD
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20 Girlies...sheet music GIRLIES: A Song Fox-trot. Words by J.J. Davis. Music by L.J. Roy.
Hartford, Conn. Capitol Music 1920 First Edition Pictorial Cover Very Good 
6pp, words and music, in part: "Girls there are many millions or more Girls where e're I go and each one I adore I'd like to find one with those pretty curls .... Girlies Everybody loves the Girlies...." 12.25" x 9.25" On the cover is a photo of the Black and White Jazz Orchestra, a rather zany group in black-and-white coveralls and fezzes. 
Price: 25.00 USD
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21 Grandpappy...sheet music GRANDPAPPY (He's The Champeen A-Spittin' At A Crack) Words and music by Georgia Marshall.
NY Nattrass-Schenck 1939 Early edition Printed self-wraps Very Good 
4pp, words and music, in part: "You kin brag about yore golfers as long as you please, And of how they shoot a hole-in-one from off o' them tees, But there ain't a single dude among 'em that's got airy knack Of a-standin' off, a-takin' aim, and spittin' at a crack!..." Two verses and a refrain. 11" x 8" "Professional Copy...for the use of Professional Singers Only." This sheet has the purple stamp of radio station W.B.A.P., Fort Worth, Texas. 
Price: 17.50 USD
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22 Healy, Vince PARODY PARADE, Volume No. 1: A collection of song parodies.
NY Vince Healy Circa 1950s First Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Very Good + 
14pp on 14 leaves of pink and blue papers, printed on rectos only. 11" x 8.5" Healy's parodies on songs of the day include lines for soloist, chorus, and band. Some titles: I Could Have Danced All Night (But My Pants Were Too Tight); Carrying My Baby Back Home; They Call Her Liver-less; Junie Is Busting Out All Over; Sue City Sue; &c. 
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23 Helegged...sheet music HELEGGED HILEGGED Words and music by Bobby Worth.
NY Southern Music 1950 First Edition Printed self-wraps Very Good 
4pp, words and music, in part: "Who started this silly patter? Nobody knows; It's just a lot of silly chatter and this is the way it goes: Change the first letter of any word to "B", "H" and "D", Fit it into the pattern and sing along with me...." 11" x 8.5" 
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24 Honeymoon...sheet music HONEYMOON ON A ROCKET SHIP Words and music by Johnnie Masters.
NY Peer International 1953 Early edition Printed self-wraps Very Good 
4pp, words and music, in part: "I know somewhere in the world, There is a gal for me ... I would buy a rocket ship And take you to the moon...." 11" x 8.5" 
Price: 12.50 USD
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25 Huggin...sheet music HUGGIN' AND CHALKIN' Words and music by Clancy Hayes & Kermit Goell.
NY Hudson Music 1946 First Edition Pictorial cover Very Good 
4pp, words and music, in part: "I gotta gal that's mighty sweet, With big blue eyes and tiny feet. Her name is Rosabelle Magee, And she tips the scale at three-o-three, Oh! Gee but ain't it grand to have a girl so big and fat that when you go to hug 'er You don't know where you're at, you Have to take a piece of chalk in your hand And hug a way and chalk a mark to see where you began...." 12" x 9" Recorded by Johnny Mercer on Capitol Record #334, with Mercer's portrait inset on the illustrated cover. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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26 I love...sheet music I LOVE A BEARDED LADY (Novelty Song) Whiskers by George C. McKinnon. Comb and Brush by Ray Perkins.
NY Rialto Music 1940 First Edition Pictorial Cover Very Good 
4pp, words and music, in part: "If you think you have trouble, hear my tale of woe .... It's like romancing a Christmas tree, I love a bearded lady." 12" x 9" The cover features a photo-portrait of Ray Perkins. 
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27 I'd rather...sheet music I'D RATHER BE A COWBOY THAN PRESIDENT (Novelty Song) Words and music by Clarke Van Ness.
NY Dixie Music 1947 Early edition Printed self-wraps Very Good 
4pp, words and music, in part: "Said Mister Jones to his son John one day, It's time to put that rope and gun away, Pay attention to your Paw, Go to school and study law, And you may be the President some day .... I'd rather ride the range than study government...." 12" x 9" 
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28 I'm a rootin...sheet music I'M A ROOTIN', SHOOTIN', TOOTIN' MAN FROM TEXAS Words and music by Gene Austin.
Hollywood Reliance Music 1944 Early edition Printed self-wraps Very Good 
4pp, words and music, in part: "Now, please don't sell my pappy another drink you can see he's a-reelin' with glee .... I'm a rootin', shootin', tootin' man from Texas I'm a howlin' coyote I'm a-tellin' you...." 11" x 8" "Professional Copy...for the use of Professional Singers Only." 
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29 I'm just...sheet music I'M JUST DIPPY ABOUT MISSISSIPPI Words and music by George Hill. Ted Ruhl Arrangement.
Chicago Gaumont Music 1951 Early edition Printed self-wraps Very Good 
4pp, words and music, in part: "Ev'ry one is crazy over something, I know I'm as crazy as he rest .... I'm just dippy about Mississippi, My Dixie Paradise...." 12" x 9" 
Price: 10.00 USD
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30 If I catch..sheet music IF I CATCH THE GUY WHO WROTE POOR BUTTERFLY
NY William Jerome 1917 First Edition Pictorial Cover Very Good Barbelle 
Words by Wm. Jerome. Music by Arthur N. Green. 4pp, in part: "There's a melody you know well, 'Round the country it's raising well There's no rest at all.." 13.5 x 10.5". 
Price: 20.00 USD
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