The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #9179   Message #611256
Posted By: Joe Offer
16-Dec-01 - 07:48 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: One Meat Ball (Burl Ives)
Subject: RE: One Meat Ball - Burl Ives
Tom Glaser's On Top of Spaghetti is in the Digital Tradition.

I've heard two tunes for "One Meat Ball." One is the "Fishball" tune I posted above, which sounds kind of like an Italian opera parody to me. The other is Josh White's bluesy tune, which I like much better but can't sing.
I do not have a credible blues voice. Too nice a guy, I guess. I leave that sort of thing to Max.
I can picture Burl Ives singing the Italian-style tune, but not the Josh White version - haven't found any evidence that Ives recorded either version.
-Joe Offer-