Tune Req: Sir echo

Subject: Sir echo
From: gaelicconquest
Date: 24 Jun 01 - 07:55 PM

Hi everyone-Can anyone remember the rest of this old ditty-It starts as follows Oh little Sir Echo how do you do.I'm feeling blue,Hello are you? My grandad thought this to my father so it is very old.Any help is appreciated

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Sir echo
From: Sorcha
Date: 24 Jun 01 - 08:28 PM

Little Sir Echo at Kididdles.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Sir echo
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 24 Jun 01 - 08:32 PM

The  Lester Levy Sheet Music Collection  has a copy, described as "Original version by Laura R. Smith and J.S. Fearis.  Verse and revised arrangement by Adele Girard and Joe Marsala; [as performed by] Horace Heidt and his Musical Knights".  The notes describe it as "published in 1917".  Unfortunately, the image links are broken at present.  Adele Girard herself had this to say about the song  The Sweethearts of Swing: Adele Girard and Joe Marsala;  by Phillip D. Atteberry:

"Little Sir Echo was written by a couple of unknown composers (Laura R. Smith and J. S. Fearis) in the late Thirties.  Joe and I heard it, wrote a verse for it, rearranged it, and made it popular at the Hickory House.  I used to call it our 'kiss and make up' song because ordinarily I sang the opening line, 'Little Sir Echo, how do you do?' and Joe answered, 'Hello, hello, hello.'  But once in awhile, if we had been spatting, Joe wouldn't answer.  When that happened, I made sure we did the song again later, and yet again if necessary, until I hear his 'Hello, hello, hello.'  Then I knew things were all right."

I haven't found the full text, but the following may go part of the way (partly from the link Sorcha gave):

Little Sir Echo, how do you do?
Hello (hello) Hello (hello)
Little Sir Echo, we'll answer you,  [or, Little Sir Echo, I'm very blue]
Hello (hello) Hello (hello)
Hello (hello) Hello (hello)
Won't you come over and play? (and play)
You're a nice little fellow we know by your voice [or, You're a very nice person, I can tell by your voice]
But you're always so far away (away).

Malcolm

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Sir echo
From: Mark Cohen
Date: 25 Jun 01 - 07:52 PM

This was one that I first heard on Captain Kangaroo! Bob Keeshan must have had a penchant for songs from that era, because I can remember many of them from his show. Of course as a child I didn't know these were old popular songs from long ago: "A Lonely Little Petunia in an Onion Patch", "Mr. Touchdown", "My Little Playmate", "School Days, School Days", etc.

Aloha,
Mark

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Sir echo
From: katlaughing
Date: 25 Jun 01 - 10:45 PM

This is one of the earliest songs I remember hearing the rest of my family sing to me. I always wanted to be the echo part. Hadn't thought of it in years. Thanks,

kat

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Sir echo
From: pavane
Date: 26 Jun 01 - 06:34 AM

Malcolm, Is there any way to get just a list of titles out of the Levy collection? I can't seem to see one, but I did pick out Joe Wilson's Clog dances just by scanning through - a slow process. These seem to be two hornpipes, but I haven't yet played them to see if there are familiar. (PS I have been involved in Welsh clog dancing in recent years, hence the interest)

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Sir echo
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 26 Jun 01 - 08:57 AM

There doesn't seem to be a straight list of titles, just the "search" and "browse" options.  The latter certainly is very slow, but does at least come up with things you might not think of searching for by name.  I've just been through the 18th century sections, and found several things it would never have occured to me to search for specifically.

Subject: RE: Tune Req: Sir echo
From: gaelicconquest
Date: 27 Jun 01 - 10:02 AM

Hi there-I would really appreciate any words r music that you have for these tunes