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Thread #114311   Message #2656270
Posted By: GUEST
14-Jun-09 - 02:56 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: I Took My Organ to the Party
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I Took My Organ to the Party
I've been trying to locate this record for years, but haven't found it.

Back in the '50s, when there was little TV, people found other ways to entertain themselves. One way was to listen to party records, usually after a few drinks. This song was very popular, as were others by Larry Vincent, such as "Get Off the Table, Mabel", "Farmer Gray", and "The Sons of Beeches Always Marry Bassetts".

I haven't heard this song for decades, but I heard it so many times in the '50s, that I think I recall nearly all of the words, but I'm missing a couple of parts. If anyone can correct or refine what I have written below, I'd appreciate it.

[Verse]

Now, at every party
There's always a smarty,
Who likes to show off in some way.

Some folks desire
To sit by the fire,
While others good music they play.

One night in November, I'll never forget,
I was invited to play at a dance.
I took my musical instrument,
But I wasn't given a chance.

[Chorus]

Oh, I took my organ to the party,
But nobody asked me to play.
The others were jolly and hearty,
But I wasn't feeling so gay.

They might have said,
"Play us a song we can sing!"
But somehow I don't think
That they noticed the thing!

[Talking part] And it was such a big organ, too.
Stood about that high!

I took my organ to the party,
But nobody asked me to play.

[Verse}

They let Mrs. Dither
Play on her zither,
While somebody else did a dance.
I saw Miss Marocca
Shakin' her ka-nockas,
But I wasn't given a chance.
A fellow named Teal
Made a noise like a seal.
I said, "This guy
Must be in a rut!"
Then Mrs. O'Dooley
Sang "I Love You Truly".
For an encore
She sang "Kelsy's Nuts" [not sure about this]

[Chorus]

Oh, I took my organ to the party,
But nobody asked me to play.
The others were jolly and hearty,
But I wasn't feeling so gay.

I felt so ashamed
At not striking a note,
That I tried to hide the old thing
Under my coat.

{Talking part] But I couldn't do it!
It was such a big organ.
Stood about that high!

I took my organ to the party,
But nobody asked me to play.

[Talking] Not even the maid!

Nobody asked me to play.

[Talking] Not even the butler!

Nobody asked me to play.