Golden Era songs with off-color subjects.

[Chas]

Sweet Marijuana....

When I Get Low I Get High

Weed Smoker's Dream

Who Put The Benzedrine In Mrs. Murphy's Ovaltine?

 

[airgrabber666]

Stick Out Your Can by Roscoe Holland. A must-hear smutfest.

 

[Amy Jeanne]

Maybe someone can help me...

I once had a song in my iPod that I found off archive.org and now I can't find it for the life of me!! I don't remember what it was called, I think it was by an unknown singer, and the whole song was sung in a way that made you think he was going to say a curse word, but he'd use another word and go into another story. It was great fun!

I remember the beginning of the song he was singing about a cigarette and said "She grabbed my butt!"

Any clues??

 

[Feraud]

Yes I believe I know that song.
Let me wrack my brain for a sec..

 

[Feraud]

I don't think there is a cigarette reference but is it Sweet Violets by Homer & Jethro?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp8THkYypaI

 

[flat-top]

Walk Right In


Well I met this gal
She wanted to ride in my truck
Well she had no wheels
Wanted to ride in my truck
Man she jumped in the cab
All she wants to do is


Walk right in, she walks right out
She walks right in, walks right out
She walks right in, walks right out


Well I met this chick
She wanted to steal my bucks
She thought I was loaded
Man she needed them bucks
But one peek in my wallet
All she wants to do is


Walk right in, she walks right out
She walks right in, walks right out
She walks right in, walks right out


Well I met this gal
She loves to hucklebuck
Well, she's a real fine dancer
Loves to hucklebuck
Man we get on the floor
All she wants to do is


Walk right in, she walks right out
She walks right in, walks right out
She walks right in, walks right out
Yeah baby!


Well, if you're diggin' this number
Baby you're out of luck
And if you're likin' that guitar playing
You're out of luck
But since you like it
You must love to

 

[Shangas]

How many people know the song "Shaving Cream"? Sometimes falsely attributed to Spike Jones.

I have a sad story to tell you,
It may hurt your feelings a bit,
One night when I walked into my bathroom,
I stepped in a big pile of sh...

aving cream! Be nice and clean,
Shave every day and you'll always be keen!

Etc, etc.

 

[vitanola]

How many people know the song "Shaving Cream"? Sometimes falsely attributed to Spike Jones.

I have a sad story to tell you,
It may hurt your feelings a bit,
One night when I walked into my bathroom,
I stepped in a big pile of sh...

aving cream! Be nice and clean,
Shave every day and you'll always be keen!

Etc, etc.

Attributed to Spike Jones?

What about Ben Samberg? (aka "Benny Bell")

 

[The Wolf]

I own that LP.
I first heard "Shaving Cream" on Dr. Demento, when I saw the record for salw I had to buy it.

Sincerely,
The Wolf

 

[MikeBravo]

Yes, it's a lovely, linguistic time-capsule.

The song is "Shave 'Em Dry" from 1935. The vocalist is Lucille Bogan.

I was going to mention that one

 

[BinkieBaumont]

Peggy Hill & Sid Petlyn Orchestra

Sweet young thing of sixteen
Thought I'd step out one night
I longed to get the thrilling life i've missed
I met a youth
A bit uncouth
Although he seemed alright
I knew him by the moment when we kissed

Then I got home, next day with a swollen head
My girlfriend asked if i'd had fun I said,
“was I drunk?
was he handsome?
Did momma give me hell?
Did I get a thrill?
Am I full of quiver?
Was he rough?
Did I care?
Am I glad I fell?
Every time I think of him do I shiver?
Was he hot?
And was I?
And would he stand for maybe?
He would not?
Did I lie?
Does he still think i'm a baby?
If I was, am I still?
Do I care?
Don't be silly
Was I drunk?
Was he handsome?
And did momma give me hell?

Was I drunk?
Was he handsome?
Did momma give me hell?
With his hands loose as no refusin'
Did he fight?
Was I blue?
Almost shamed to tell
And I don't know yet the system he was usin'

Well I said, stop, please, behave!
Well what's the use of breathin'?
He said, give
So I gave
After all, what was I savin'?
Am I glad?
Holy gee,
Have I had fun, you're askin' me?
Was I drunk?
Was he handsome?
And did momma give me hell?

 

[KnoxvilleRoxie]

Brown eye'd handsom man

I alwasy found Brown eye'd handom man lyrics to be utterly weird!

 

[KnoxvilleRoxie]

A little Clooney

Rosemary Clooney's come on a my house....a christmas tree?

 

[Doc Average]

I alwasy found Brown eye'd handom man lyrics to be utterly weird!

One of my favourite Chuck Berry songs. I like the line about Milo De Venus losing her arms in a wrestling match to win herself a man!

 

[Fletch]

Peggy Hill & Sid Petlyn Orchestra

"Was I?" - great one. This actually was part of a Broadway revue circa 1932. BTW, Peggy Hill was never heard from again.

 

[dhermann1]

"Was I?"

Ziegfeld Follies. I think it was the last Follies.

 

[Chas]

Blue Lu Barker

 

[Chas]

Ruth Wallis

more.

 

[bunnyb.gal]

I thought of this thread on the way to work today when I was listening to my ipod - How could I forget Bunny Berigan's "Mama, I Wanna Make Rhythm", which is delightfully smutty. Plus he sounds a bit in his cups as he's singing it. Swell tune!

 

[Viper Man]

Great Thread!

Here are some of my favorites...


I'm Wild About That Thing - Bessie Smith
Sittin' On It All The Time - Wynonie Harris
Bow Legged Woman - Wini Brown with the Earl Hines Orchestra
Sloppy Drunk - Walter Brown with The Jay McShann Trio
Dope Head Blues - Victoria Spivey
Yas, Yas, Yas - Three Bits of Rythm
You Can't Get That Stuff No More - Tampa Red & Georgia Tom
Damp Rag - Stomp Gordon
The Bartender's Just Like A Mother - Slim Gaillard
Hold Tight - Sidney Bechet
Mabel the Lush - Scatman Crothers
Don't Shake Those Hips At Me - Sam "The Man" taylor
You Bring Out The Wolf In Me - Piney Brown
Jive I Like - Pearl traylor with Howard McGhee's Orchestra
Honey, It's Tight Like That - Papa Too Sweet & Harry Jones (Tampa Red & Georgia Tom)
Hit That Jive, Jack - Nat King Cole Trio
Sure Like to Run - king Carl
Reefer Head Woman - Jazz Gillum
'Fore Day Rider - Walter Brown with Jay McShann Quartet
Just Another Woman - Hot Lips Page
If You're A Viper - Rosetta Howard with The Harlem Hamfats
I Got Hi - Frankie Ervin
Let's Get High - Morris Pejoe
The Stuff Is Here - Georgia White
That'll Get it - Floyd Dixon
Ridin' Mighty High - Floyd Dixon with Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
Hoot & Holler Saturday Night - Eddie Mack
Chicago Is Just That Way - Eddie Boyd
Weddin' Day Blues - Cousin Joe
Sporting Life Blues - Champion Jack Dupree
Killing Jive - The Cats And the Fiddle
Big Ten inch Record - Bull Moose Jackson
Save The Roach For Me - Buck Washington
If the Sea Was Whiskey - the Big Three Trio
Red Juice - Big John Greer
When I Been Drinking - Big Bill Broonzy
Drinking Ink Splink - Andrew Tibbs
One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer - Amos Milburn