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Got a nice email from someone looking for a treasured record from her childhood. Can any old time/novelty song hounds out there help her out? Kathleen O. writes: "When I was little, my father would play a record on the portable record player that made both of us laugh & laugh. I have no idea who recorded it or what any other lyrics were except that, apparently, each verse ended with a burp and then the man would say/sing "'scuse me ma'am. Musta been somethin' I ate." Dad would slow it down for a long, drawn out belch or speed it up for a quick bip & chipmunk voices. My older sister hated when we played it. She doesn't remember it, and, alas, my father has passed away.
During my search, I listened to funny songs by Benny Bell, Spike Jones, etc. but, if I remember correctly, this "song" was more spoken than sung. Dad was born in 1913. The record was probably an old one, but it was the late 1950s /early 1960s when we listened to it. I think my sister broke the record...
An extensive on-line search yielded nothing but a discovery of other novelty songs and performers from years ago.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
Kathleen
Only song that comes to mind is: "It's A Gas" by Alfred E. Newman (Mad Magazine)
ReplyDeleteA classic! Actually, first thing I thought of was Spike Jones' "Wyatt Earp Makes Me Burp." But no, it's not them.
ReplyDeleteIt Must Have Been Something I Et - Tiny Hill
ReplyDeletehttp://youtu.be/uLWzA8PD96M
ReplyDeleteGot an email from Kathleen - you got it James! She thanks you.