"The Pullman Porters On Parade" is sung by Edward Meeker & Ada Jones
Edison Blue Amberol 2043
1913
Music is by Maurice Abrahams.
Lyrics are by Irving Berlin, whose name is given on sheet music as “Ren G. May.”
Here they come down the street. See them
coming. Hear the drums--how they beat.
Hear the drummin'. Oh, my one little hon',
better run to the fun. They're parading.
Hear the yell from the boys!
Honey, listen, can't you tell by the
noise that we're missing all the fun?
Come and see the big parade, my honey.
Just see those Pullman porters dolled up in
perfumed waters bought by their dimes and quarters.
Here they come, here they come, here they come.
Just see those starched up collars. Hear how that captain
hollers. Keep time, keep time. It's worth a thousand dollars
to see those tip collectors--those upper berth inspectors,
those Pullman porters on parade
Look at flat-footed Mose. See him juggling his hat as he
goes. See the struggling of bow-legged Joe. Don't he go
rather slow? Watch him stepping on the ground like a hen!
All in clover, see those round-shouldered men stoopin' over.
Oh my hon', there's what I call some parade. My honey.
Ada Jones lived from June 1, 1873, to May 2, 1922. She was the leading female recording artist in the acoustic recording era, especially popular from 1905 to 1912 or so. Her singing range was limited, but she was remarkably versatile, successful with vaudeville sketches, sentimental ballads, hits from Broadway shows, British music hall material, "coon" and ragtime songs, and Irish comic songs.
She was known for an ability to mimic dialects.
Victor catalogs listed roles at which she excelled: "Whether Miss Jones' impersonation be that of a darky wench, a little German maiden, a 'fresh' saleslady, a cowboy girl, a country damsel, Mrs. Flanagan or an Irish colleen, a Bowery tough girl, a newsboy or a grandmother, it is invariably a perfect one of its kind."
Columbia catalogs as late as 1921 stated: "Miss Jones is without question the cleverest singer of soubrette songs, popular child ballads and popular ragtime hits adaptable for the soprano voice now recording for any Company. She is also one of the most popular singers in the record field and her records have been heard in all quarters of the globe. Her duet records with Mr. [Walter] Van Brunt, unique and entertaining as they are, have also come in for unlimited popular approval."
Despite this high praise in Columbia's 1921 catalog, very little of her vast output was available by the early 1920s. For example, of the nearly two hundred titles that she recorded for Columbia from 1904 to 1917, only six remained in the catalog by 1921--five duets and one solo effort, "Cross My Heart and Hope To Die."
Edison Blue Amberol 2043
1913
Music is by Maurice Abrahams.
Lyrics are by Irving Berlin, whose name is given on sheet music as “Ren G. May.”
Here they come down the street. See them
coming. Hear the drums--how they beat.
Hear the drummin'. Oh, my one little hon',
better run to the fun. They're parading.
Hear the yell from the boys!
Honey, listen, can't you tell by the
noise that we're missing all the fun?
Come and see the big parade, my honey.
Just see those Pullman porters dolled up in
perfumed waters bought by their dimes and quarters.
Here they come, here they come, here they come.
Just see those starched up collars. Hear how that captain
hollers. Keep time, keep time. It's worth a thousand dollars
to see those tip collectors--those upper berth inspectors,
those Pullman porters on parade
Look at flat-footed Mose. See him juggling his hat as he
goes. See the struggling of bow-legged Joe. Don't he go
rather slow? Watch him stepping on the ground like a hen!
All in clover, see those round-shouldered men stoopin' over.
Oh my hon', there's what I call some parade. My honey.
Ada Jones lived from June 1, 1873, to May 2, 1922. She was the leading female recording artist in the acoustic recording era, especially popular from 1905 to 1912 or so. Her singing range was limited, but she was remarkably versatile, successful with vaudeville sketches, sentimental ballads, hits from Broadway shows, British music hall material, "coon" and ragtime songs, and Irish comic songs.
She was known for an ability to mimic dialects.
Victor catalogs listed roles at which she excelled: "Whether Miss Jones' impersonation be that of a darky wench, a little German maiden, a 'fresh' saleslady, a cowboy girl, a country damsel, Mrs. Flanagan or an Irish colleen, a Bowery tough girl, a newsboy or a grandmother, it is invariably a perfect one of its kind."
Columbia catalogs as late as 1921 stated: "Miss Jones is without question the cleverest singer of soubrette songs, popular child ballads and popular ragtime hits adaptable for the soprano voice now recording for any Company. She is also one of the most popular singers in the record field and her records have been heard in all quarters of the globe. Her duet records with Mr. [Walter] Van Brunt, unique and entertaining as they are, have also come in for unlimited popular approval."
Despite this high praise in Columbia's 1921 catalog, very little of her vast output was available by the early 1920s. For example, of the nearly two hundred titles that she recorded for Columbia from 1904 to 1917, only six remained in the catalog by 1921--five duets and one solo effort, "Cross My Heart and Hope To Die."
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