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14 Feb 13 - 01:20 PM (#3479634) Subject: Lyr Req: Sister Susie's Sequel! From: Steve Parkes With the centenary of the First World War coming up, I'm brushing up my WWI repertoire for a few performances next year. I've got "Sister Susie's sewing shirts for soldiers" off pat, but I remember hearing a follow-up song which I can't find anywhere now. I don't know if it was written by the original writers, R P Western & H Darewski. Does anyone know the title, and has anyone got a recording or a link I can crib from please? |
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15 Feb 13 - 06:10 AM (#3479907) Subject: Lyr Add: MOTHER'S SITTING KNITTING LITTLE MITTENS From: Long Firm Freddie Is is this one, perhaps? Mittens MOTHER'S SITTING KNITTING LITTLE MITTENS FOR THE NAVY, words & music: R.P. Weston & Hermann Darewski, 1915, Francis, Day, & Hunter. VERSE 1: Why is it Papa's fists are always in his trousers pockets, Why is it that he don't shake hands We'll ask him and he'll tell you that he's holding up his pants.__ There are not any bottoms and he dare not take a chance, He has a wife and daughters all good needle women too, But they can't sew on bottoms, they have something else to do. CHORUS: Maud, are making mufflers for Marines, While Minnie winds the wool when they begin,_______ Sister Cissy's knitting socks and Susie's sewing shirts for soldiers, still poor Papa props his pants with a Pin______ VERSE 2: Today poor papa said "Good-bye I'm going to join the army," The Sargeant looked at him and said, "I think you are too old, and then you stoop a trifle too"___ Said Pa, "if you had pins stuck in your back, you would stoop too, I'm only sixty seven and I'd gladly fight for France, Besides that is the best way to get bottoms on my pants." Cheers LFF |
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15 Feb 13 - 06:16 AM (#3479910) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sister Susie's Sequel! From: Long Firm Freddie Link to the sheet music here. Cheers LFF |
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15 Feb 13 - 10:05 AM (#3479993) Subject: Lyr Add: SUSIE'S SISTER SALLY RUNS A CANTEEN OUT.. From: GUEST SUSIE'S SISTER SALLY RUNS A CANTEEN OUT IN CALAIS by Allan Ingram & Victor Royal (1939) Remember sister Susie and the shirts she used to sew? When Dad was in the army many years ago. Well, Susie's got a sister but no shirt tails does she sew, But let me tell you mister she's the grandest girl we know. Susie's sister Sally runs a canteen out in Calais, And everything's "tray bon". The bugler's soft on Sally so he lets her blow Reveille, And how they carry on. Better watch out all you sweethearts over the foam, Now that they've met Sally they don't want to come home. Susie's sister Sally runs a canteen out in Calais, It's ooh la la, oui oui, With that beautiful Cockney cherie. Susie's sister Sally runs a canteen out in Calais, And everything's "tray bon". The bugler's soft on Sally so he lets her blow Reveille, And how they carry on. Sally's giving all the boys the time of their lives, What a war there's going to be when they meet their wives. Susie's sister Sally runs a canteen out in Calais, It's ooh la la, oui oui, With that beautiful Cockney cherie. |
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15 Feb 13 - 10:07 AM (#3479996) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sister Susie's Sequel! From: Peter the Squeezer Sorry - that last one was me - cookie broke! |
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15 Feb 13 - 10:30 AM (#3480003) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sister Susie's Sequel! From: GUEST,leeneia " We'll ask him and he'll tell you that he's holding up his pants.__ There are not any bottoms and he dare not take a chance, " Surely that's supposed to be buttons, not bottoms. I've been sewing clothes since 1962, and I've never heard of pants with bottoms. |
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15 Feb 13 - 11:36 AM (#3480035) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sister Susie's Sequel! From: Long Firm Freddie Yes, Leenia, you're quite right, the sheet music confirms the correct word is buttons rather than bottoms. Mind you, pants without bottoms would be rather draughty, I fear! LFF |
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15 Feb 13 - 12:24 PM (#3480055) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sister Susie's Sequel! From: Steve Parkes Thanks for these, folks! Even though they're not the actual song I was looking for, they're most gratefully received, and will go into the old kit bag with much pleasure. |
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11 Mar 13 - 02:56 PM (#3489225) Subject: Lyr Add: MOTHER'S SITTING KNITTING LITTLE MITTENS From: Jim Dixon I compared the above lyrics to the sheet music at Brown University's web site, and found, not only the bottom/button confusion, but also that a big chunk of the chorus was missing: MOTHER'S SITTING KNITTING LITTLE MITTENS FOR THE NAVY Words and music by R. P. Weston and Hermann Darewski. New York: T.B. Harms and Francis, Day & Hunter, 1915 VERSE 1: Why is it Papa's fists are always in his trousers pockets? Why is it that he don't shake hands? Well, ask him and he'll tell you that he's holding up his pants. There are not any buttons and he dare not take a chance. He has a wife and daughters, all good needle women too, But they can't sew on buttons; they have something else to do: CHORUS: Mother's sitting knitting little mittens for the Navy. Bertha's busy bathing baby Belgium refugees, Sarah's shamming [sic; should be "shaming"?] shirkers making Guernseys for the Gurkhas. Oh, such busy bees, a-buzzing, oh, so busy! Maggie, Mol and Maud are making mufflers for Marines While Minnie winds the wool when they begin. Sister Cissy's knitting socks and Susie's sewing shirts for soldiers, Still poor Papa props his pants up with a pin. VERSE 2: Today poor papa said, "Good-bye; I'm going to join the army." The Sergeant looked at him and said: "I think you are too old, and then you stoop a trifle, too." Said Pa, "If you had pins stuck in your back, you would stoop too. I'm only sixty-seven and I'd gladly fight for France. Besides, that is the best way to get buttons on my pants." |