I just posted the lyrics from the 1926 and 1938 versions of this but, naturally, since I did not control-A control-C before hitting "submit," the message vanished into electronic limbo. It's a mix of straight and parody. Key verse is the opener, same in both versions exc that in 1938 the cow is only NINE miles away: In the good old summertime It was on the Beeno [sic; B&O, probably] Line Stuck my head out at the window To kiss that baby of mine The train it ran so quick and fast I missed that baby of mine I kissed a cow ten miles away In the good old summertime. Second verse in 1926 is "Good Old Summertime" as you would have heard it on Sing Along With Mitch in 1959, the verse everybody knows. Second verse in 1938 is a little different In the good old summertime In the good old summertime Strolling down that shady lane With that baby of mine Oh heart to heart and hand to hand Life is a beautiful rhyme Go walking together, talk to one another In the good old summertime. Third verse in 1926 In the good old summertime Down Broad Street after nine If you meet a girl dressed to kill Oh that's my baby mine But if she gives you the telegraph wink That is a very good sign That she'll be your tootsie-wootsie In the good old summertime. The 1938 version is somewhat different: In the good old summertime Down Broad Street after nine If you meet a real pretty girl Oh, that's my baby mine But if she gives you a pleasant look That's a very good sign That she will be your tootsie-wootsie In the good old summertime. Both 1926 and 1938 repeat the second verse to conclude the song.
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