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"Come On Papa"
Found at Pritzker Military Museum & Library
Song

"Come On Papa" is a World War I era song released in 1918. Lyrics and music were written by Edgar Leslie and Harry Ruby. It was published by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder, Co. of New York, New York. Artist Albert Wilfred Barbelle designed the sheet music cover. It features a woman and an American soldier in an embrace, as the soldier is driving a car. A woman, soldier, and Frenchman look on, and a pedestrian runs out of the way. Below this image is an inset photo of Eddie Cantor. It states on the cover, "Successfully introduced by Wellington Cross."[1][2] It was written for voice and piano.[3]

On January 30, 1919, Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra recorded the song in New York. It was released under Victor Records. The song also appeared in the 1950 film Three Little Words.[4]

The sheet music can be found at Pritzker Military Museum & Library.[5]

Chorus

The song is about Sweet Marie in Paris. She likes to drive her car around and pick up Yankee boys. The chorus is as follows: [6]

Come on papa
Hop in ze motor car
Sit by mama
And hold ze hand
You start to raise for me
What zay call ze deuce
I'll be so sweet to you
Like ze Charlotte Russe
Come on papa
Beneath the shining star
Bounce your babe upon your knee
I'll give you a kiss like ze mademoiselles do
Each time you ask for one
I'll give you two
Comme ci comme ca
And when you're in ze car
You love mama
Oo-la-la, Oo-la-la
Come on papa

References

  1. ^ Parker, Bernard (2007). World War I Sheet Music. Vol. 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-7864-2798-7.
  2. ^ "Come on Papa". Baylor University Digital Collections. Baylor University. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Come on Papa / by Edgar Leslie and Harry Ruby". SUNY Digital Repository. SUNY Digital Repository. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Come On, Papa". All Music. All Music. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Come on Papa". OCLC WorldCat. OCLC WorldCat. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Come on Papa". University Library: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved 4 March 2016.