Edison Cylinder Phonograph Record MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS, LOUIS B. Murray Rare Wax
$
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Description
Up for bid is the Edison 2 minute black wax cylinder record #8722 "Meet Me In St. Louis, Louis" sung by Billy Murray with orchestra. Released in 1904, this record is in very good condition with some light spotting on the surface. Plays well and sounds good. It comes in an Edison Gold Moulded box with lid.
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"Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis" is a popular song from 1904 which celebrated the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, also known as the St. Louis World's Fair. The words were by Andrew B. Sterling; the music, by Kerry Mills. The song was published in 1904 in New York by Mills's firm operating under the name F. A. Mills. It was recorded that year by many artists, including William F. Denny and Arthur Collins, with this version by Billy Murray, being the first.
When Louis came home to the flat
He hung up his coat and his hat
He gazed all around
But no wifey he found
So he said, "Where can Flossie be at?" A note on the table he spied He read it just once, then he cried It ran, "Louis, dear," "It's too slow for me here," "So I think I will go for a ride..."
Chorus
Meet me in St. Louis, Louis, Meet me at the Fair Don't tell me the lights are shining Anyplace but there We will dance the "Hoochie-Koochie" I will be your "Tootsie-Wootsie" If you will meet me in St. Louis, Louis, Meet me at the Fair.Verse 2
The dresses that hung in the hall Were gone, she had taken them all She took all his rings And the rest of his things The picture he missed from the wall "What, moving?" the janitor said "Your rent is paid three months ahead!" "What good is the flat?" Said poor Louis, "Read that!" And the janitor smiled as he read...Chorus
Meet me in St. Louis, Louis, Meet me at the Fair Don't tell me the lights are shining Anyplace but there We will dance the "Hoochie-Koochie" I will be your "Tootsie-Wootsie" If you will meet me in St. Louis, Louis, Meet me at the Fair.price rating
