Origins: date of Danny Kaye's Bunch of Coconuts

Subject: danny Kaye - I've got a lovely bunch of
From: GUEST,smitty
Date: 14 May 01 - 03:04 PM

Exactly what ARE the words to I've got a lovely bunch of cocoanuts?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: danny Kaye - I've got a lovely bunch
From: MMario
Date: 14 May 01 - 03:14 PM

you mean these words?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: danny Kaye - I've got a lovely bunch
From: Snuffy
Date: 14 May 01 - 07:30 PM

Isn't that 'Roll or bowl'?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: danny Kaye - I've got a lovely bunch
From: Irish sergeant
Date: 14 May 01 - 08:15 PM

I thought that two others did that song. Jerry Collona (Sp) and Merv Griffin Neil

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: danny Kaye - I've got a lovely bunch
From: Joe Offer
Date: 14 May 01 - 08:38 PM

Thanks, Snuffy - You caught my mistake. I found the song in a songbook today and corrected the lyrics. Click here.
-Joe-

Subject: Origins: date of Danny Kaye's Bunch of Cocoanuts?
From: GUEST,Seth
Date: 25 Apr 04 - 02:47 AM

howdy all -

I was wondering if anybody could help me with a date for a Decca 78 i have - it's Danny Kaye with orchestra conducted by Vic Schoen..on one side is 'I've got a lovely bunch of cocoanuts' and on the other side is a song called 'the f_ _ _ ny bush'(can't quite make it out) attributed to Meredith Willson.
If any one has any info on this, i'd greatly appreciate it - I'm trying to figure out if it'd be appropriate for a WWII display.

Thanks -

Seth

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I moved this message here from another thread on the same topic.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Origins: date of Danny Kaye's Bunch of Coconuts
From: Joe Offer
Date: 25 Apr 04 - 03:52 AM

That's not as easy a question to answer as you might think, Seth. Look up top at the crosslinked threads, and you'll see that we couldn't determine if the copyright date of the song was 1944 or 1948. The All-Music Guide says Kay introduced the song on his radio show, which begand broadcasting in 1945 - so maybe the song WAS recorded in 1945.
Good luck.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Origins: date of Danny Kaye's Bunch of Coconuts
From: GUEST,Seth
Date: 27 Apr 04 - 02:11 AM

Howdy -

just an update on my quest -

The record i have was made between 1947 and 1950, judging by the record number. This info is from

http://settlet.fateback.com/

Great site.

Thanks for your help!
-Seth

Subject: RE: Origins: date of Danny Kaye's Bunch of Coconuts
From: jacqui.c
Date: 27 Apr 04 - 04:11 AM

I remember world famous jazz guitarist, Lenny Breau, singing this as a little boy on his father's show.

Subject: RE: Origins: date of Danny Kaye's Bunch of Coconuts
From: Flash Company
Date: 27 Apr 04 - 04:16 AM

In the UK, Alan Breeze of the Billy Cotton Band sang this. I guess late 1940's

FC