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Thread #72802   Message #3509970
Posted By: GUEST,Don Leighty
28-Apr-13 - 12:47 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Come On In (There Ain't Nobody Here But..
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Come On In (There Ain't Nobody Here But..
Whew! I know this is an old thread, but I gotta ask... how did I happen to write "Come On In"? And have I written any other good songs?

Other posters seem to have cleared up all of the major issues, and Janie seems to have found a copy of the Even Dozen Jug Band album, so all's well. Yes, the version of "Come On In" she asked about was probably written by "Georgia Tom" Dorsey (later the author of so many hymns). Dorsey and Big Bill Broonzy recorded the song as both the Famous Hokum Boys (1930) and the Harum Scarums (1931), the main difference being the female singer accompanying them (Hannah May and Jane Lucas, respectively). Fun stuff, for sure.

Incidentally, I asked Geoff Muldaur about this and he replied that he thought Cole Porter wrote "Come On In". Another version for ya!