Ah! The good old days in late 40's and the 50's-- XEG; XELO; XERF--WCKY; WLS; WWL; WOAI; WWVA; etc.


SEND IN YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS
As recorded by Grandpa Jones, 1951.

Now me, I like good music, the kind that makes you sing--
Just plain old country music; it beats most anything.
So I switched on my radio to hear the latest hit.
After every record, this is what I get:

Send in your name and address; it's a dollar ninety-eight.
Just pay it to the postman at this very special rate.
A dancin' doll and Hadacol,
And tulip bulbs, both big and small.
Send in your name and address; it's a dollar ninety-eight.

Send in your name and address; it's a dollar ninety-eight.
Just pay it to the postman at this very special rate.
Anti-freeze and honey bees,
A compound known as Lydia-Ease,
Humidors and cuspidors,
And special wax for bathroom floors.
Send in your name and address; it's a dollar ninety-eight.

Don't send in your money, but order right away.
This offer's only good in continental U. S. A.

Send in your name and address; it's a dollar ninety-eight.
Just pay it to the postman at this very special rate.
Mixin' bowls and rubber soles,
And wire or glass that comes in rolls.
Famous little liver pills,
Guaranteed to cure your ills.
Pots and pans, electric fans,
And family insurance plans.
Send in your name and address and a dollar ninety-eight.

Send in your name and address; it's a dollar ninety-eight.
Just pay it to the postman at this very special rate.
A weather vane, an air-o-plane,
An' books on how to entertain.
Cowboy boots, a gun that shoots,
An' Honolulu'r bathing suits.
A book of tricks and baby chicks,
And how to figger arithmetic.
A powder for mosquit'er itch,
A foolproof plan to make you rich,
Auto gaskets, laundry baskets
And the latest thing in fur-lined caskets.
Send in your name and address; it's a dollar ninety-eight.

Don't send in your money, but order right away.
This offer's only good in continental U. S. A.

Send in your name and address; it's a dollar ninety-eight.
Just pay it to the postman at this very special rate.
Fishin' hooks an' doctor books,
An' new hillbilly picture books.
Autographs an' toy giraffes,
And albums for your photographs.
Plastic cars an' Christmas stars,
An' fruit an' jelly cannin' jars.
How to sew and Vigoro,
And statues in the dark that glow.
Carpet tacks and bric-a-bracs,
And books that figger income tax.
Arthur Godfrey's ukuleles,
And pretty plastic green shillelaghs.
Send in your name and address; it's a dollar ninety-eight.

Don't send in your money, but order right away.
This offer's only good in continental U. S. A.