Evening star., 1884-01-12
The Songs We Sing.

season.
What will the new song be?"
III Will be comic. The English have always
Deen fond of comic songs and used them great
deai out the Americans do not take to them
kindly, except in Bowery concert halls or third
class theaters. But lattery there is quite call
Ior comic songs. Now. here is one that Is get
ting into the best society. 1t describes a class
OF people that really exists right among U.S. 1t
is hit for the times"
Inc music dealer reached up to shelf and
TOOK down piece OF sheet music 1t was enti-
tied THE Washers"
They are mashers, they are plenty
VI The sort at three-and-twenty,
Their Shirt fronts Immediately got ltp:
Though their look is somewhat vapid
Ihey are living rather rapid,
And there isn't muchin town to which they are not
up.
Chorus
We are mashers, we are
AS We smoke our cigars.
Ana crawl along never too quick:
Yes; we're maShers, you bet,
With the light cigarette,
ana the quite unapproaChable stick, stick stick
'But isn't that very common verse and sem
timent for refined people to sing?"
NO. said the music dealer. 'It's much
healthier song than the Take Me Home to Nav
ther. Deah' style that has been in vogue. and
Whlch Is about as cheerful as funeral hymns
Perhaps you will like this BETTER
If a moment you will grant,
Will sing about my aunt,
financially the darlingeSt of nets.
She model OF her sex Is,
For don't she pay my ex's,
For my college and the other little debts.
Tut! tut! tut! who'd have thought it?
Tut. tut, tut! yOu don't say So
On, never would have thought it
GOODNESS! What a lot you know.
"You see," said the dealer sthere's catch
phrase there. Goodness. what lot YOU know >
IL always makes song take to have sonnet hing
OF that kind. Now, imagine young lady of the
old school OF song sitting up at the piano dron--
ing out, I-can-never-love-an and
contrast her performance with the spirited sing
ing and action that the comic song demands
Oh, tell you It's gong 10 be a great thing for
our girls when they get out of the pansy bios
som business. Then there's class of songs that
are poetical, military and catching for the thea
ter, or for public singing Some Of these are too
rough and rude for the parlor, but at the same
time they are above the bar room Salvation
Army, on, is one Of these. The Charleston
Blues. immensely popular with the minstrel
troops. is another. A style of labor song is now
coming IN vogue that Is very popular with the
masses. Here it is, and the music dealer threw
1t down.
Preserve that old kettle so b,ackened and worn.
1t belonged to my father bet)re was born.
1t hung In corner beyond On a NAIL
'Iwas an emblem OF labor, was dads dinner pail
1t glistened like silver so sparkling and bright
am lond OF the trife thai held his wee bite;
In summer or winter, in rain or hail
I've carried that kettle, my dads dinner nail.
'Halloa, There!' is good specimen Of the
KIND, the dealer continued, laying the piece on
the counter.
'The music of this piece is spirited and the
words are good enough for the music:
know handsome fellah.
HallOa there! hallOa thera
gO-ahead young Swell-a,
HallOa there. hallOa therei
He's the Image OF his pa,
He's the darling OF his ma,
He's kind OF la-de-dah,
And can sing ira la la la,
With his dea' ne ha! ha! ha!
HallOa there. halloa there!
"You are mistaken in your estimate of the
coming song. 1t will not be comic but pa
thetic-the sadder the better. The finest and
highest order Of music is composed OF melan-
choly strains
Yes, and then people go and commit sui
eide" said the dealer thoughtfully.
That's true; there was Grandfather's Clock.
The Sweet By-and Bye See that My Grave is
Kept Green, and others of that ilk''
nonds 9ont h;s SAID the ProprStor putting his
stock. But here is something new that is of
that caliber" and he laid out a song that Carrie
Swain introduced in Cad
Poor little worn shoe that lays on the floor.
A little foot about to wear 1t no more
Wee childish stockings, toy and swing
Some little song that she used to sing
At that moment young lady came into the
store and asked sweetiy
"Aave you When the Robins Nest Again?'"
eyes, miss" said the obliging music dealer.
reaching for his ladder
"And There are no Birds In Last Years
Nest?'" WA
.Hm-m. no; think not"
Three Black Crows?' want them ALL"
Funny things happen in our business some
times. said the dealer. zone day q beautiful
young lady rushed in here and said to the gen
tleman behind the counter-you know how
bashtul he is: Kiss me quick and let me go.'
he blushed clear down to the back of his neck
ana told her he was afraid his wife would hear
OF 1t, but she only wanted the song of that
name. was in company the other evening
when girl who sings like champion screech
owl sat down to the piano to play and sing. She
began in high key:
l-cannOt-s-in-g the old SONGS,
THANK God for that" sung out her father
NOW II that had been a comic song it wouldn't
have happened. don't you seee"
say" said q red-haircd vicious-Iookinn
youth coming In at that moment, have yoI:
got lhe newest song out"
,.,, Yes, Sir" answered the music man promptly.
"sing-song," replied the youth, dodging a
you'll bring up in Sing Sing" prowled the
ueairr AS ne put away "Keep This Flowret for
My Sake" and sat down to rest on the sten.
ladder. 'A0 o'epo