Jim, I agree he sings 'silk' when he should have sung 'milk', but I reckon the line was meant to be 'Spill the milk upon his mother's nicest silk'. What do you think?

'Since Baby's ...' was recorded on 21 June 1929 in Chicago and issued as Brunswick 362 in December 1929. According to Meade, words and music were by Barney Fagin 1883 and was printed in his 'Dashing Drum Major Songster' 1883.

--Stewie.