The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-29
SONGS OF capt. JINKs7 DAYS.
Modern Coon Ditties Contrasted With
Old-Time Songs.
CNew York sun.

Modern Coon Ditties contrasted With
old-Time Songs.
CNew York SUM
There was more fun" remarked al. W.
town dealer IT. songs the other day there
was more honest fun in one of the comic
! ballads of thirty years ago than yo.l Will
the vocal nonoiogues, al the coon sengs
that make our modern entertainers rich.
The typical old comic song was clean. u
was light hearted. There didn L seem 70
be any wrong in IL And there wasn't
any. You can't say that about an up-to-
date eeon soSg.' Take the best of , hheIis--
Why. You NeednS Come Around That S
a fair example.
know what were the favorite songs IN
/ New York = generation ago ery him
with Champagne Charlie or -TdSSels on
Her Boots. If Ever. / Cease to Love,
on the Beach at Long Branch, ~ ak
Dah.s and anyonumber OF others You Il
j lind good cid fashioned gaiety in those
f9ngs or take iS.aag ,i,I 3inks ei,tRe
links, we used to call II. There was an
other song that probably never was
beaten for a real comic success IN this
country. Lfngard came over from Ems
land and sang it here
The old songs went in pairs, vers.
often The same man Lee THAI wrote
1. champagne Charlie had smother that he
called .c0al oil Tommy, but it was not
SO popular. Then. after 'TaSsels On Her.
I Boots there was one called Silver Ga
/ Her Heels Simon the CeIiarer.'s F'Iirt-
1 it's easy ito recall them. And there's
I nothing underhanded about the fun they
describe
/ May eoek-eyed cats go back on rats
/ IL ever / cease TO love was one refrain
OF the song named like i. II Ever L
Cease to Love And the fellow was going
| TO try diet Of 'Sore-eyed kittens fried
in milk on the same condition. Perhaps
there was streak Of coarseness II some
! a
than the kind OF double meaning you find
in half our coon songs
but there's Captain Jfhks heard it
the. other night in one of these plays
| which show New York youngsters what
were. Everybody knows that galloping
] little melody. Not every body remembers
tine IN B E9rd f9q don't m o o ct them
| Old printed copies OF, the song today TO
look over, q }S.; copy was made in Bos-
! The speaker displayed two time-stained
copies of the al song They were both
'pirated from English copies and there
was no sign of copyright issued here
/ me ,Boston song had 2 wood cut on its
! cover page. a sort OF free and easy
little cane many cords across his coat
front and braids down his trousers al
least twice the width of his loose low col
! lar. He was an Did style dandy. The
Boston publishers put their song In a
Charles g. Pratt. The San = FrsS IN ncsco
! publishers gave credit for Il to MacIagen--
| = Aactagen tteFe VAS the way the
song ram:
i1s I'm captain links. of The Horse
] feed my horse on corn and beans.
And Sport Young ladies in their teens.
i Tho a captain IN the army,
teach young ladies how 10 dance,
How 70 dance,
How 70 dance
/ ! teach young ladies' how TO dance,
/ For I'm the pet of the army.
yae sr.i,e t,E;nl &C., -. = - - ts..,.
5 hearts, they dOte upon the military
There's a dear little creature friend o.
day. and she nudged an acquaintance OF.
( hers and said-Do You know who that
+ great personage Isl No less a person tnan
the renowned
4 Chorus:
Captain links of the Horse Marines;
feed my horse ON corn and beans,
And often live beyegsd my means.
Tho captain in the army.
OF course I thought it capital fun: n
4 When the enemy came, Of course
For I'm not cut out for the army
When left home. ma. she cried
Mama, she cried,
Hes not cut out for the army
Il I said-SIy dear mama, pray look al
] your son exquisite figure, and I assure
me dutIul boy, and yours. very truly
Chorus: -
s
3. The first time went out to drill.
The bulgle sounding made me all;
OF the battlefield I'd had my fiji,
For i m not cut out for the army,
The Officers they an did shout -
They all did shout
-" They all did shout tg
TIT Ulcers they all did shout,
Il Why Kick him out CT the army. s..
said-,sentiemse ea:'A KICK me outl That :
a very good Joke, upon my word; III re-
tire, without being kicked out and with
You Will ever find nle7-Y ours, very truly
In the san Francisco version. the final
catastrophe was soffened a little The
first day The captain went OFT to dfiIl
STEP. my hat i feii nd that s w S,iiitsf
do for the army Here again the off,
GERS they all did shout burt they
;.-rny." Queth the captain himself 's0f
eourse. my hat did fall on but. an. never
theless-I'm Captain links. ETC. through
the Chorus Then came a fourth fouad
/ showing that il took no more than one
tailor to- unnake man il those days.
4. Ny tailor's bills came in 50. fast. S
Forced me one day TO leave at 4ast
and iadies. too, no more did cast
SSIh 1e , $ eyes AZ me. in me army
AT me did shout
At.me did shout.
My .CreCtto-S- at me. did Shout
why, kick him cut Of the army. "
= 4 isald--Ahi ! gentlemen. an Kick me out
81 the army Perhaps you5are not aware,
. that
. Chorus: r
I'm CAPTAIN Jfnks. OF the Horse
Marines.
j give my horse good corn ana beans.
OF course us quite beyond my means.
, Tho a captain in the army. 4
: The song dealer displayed another bunch
. | OF OLD time comics. One was Alfred
Lees music 10 H j. Why rlx' : Cham
! payne Charlie srhfs also had a cover
portrait of fine old fashioned dandy.
! segar In mouth cane in hard. stoS e
pipe hat on head and. uplifted upon one
I gAoved palm q cork bursting 5ot4Ie of
fzz- These we're the words on the song:
Some time ago. had a beau,
/ And Charlie was his Nance
A smart yol8ng fellow fond of show,
Who wish d. my hand To claim; -
But from my. feet spurn'd the +sweli.7
As will. EuW explain
Il Although he fikef1 me very we'll
L He better losf'd champagne. q
Chorus. -
4 Tor Champagne. Charlie was his name,
i champagne Charlie was mis- name,
, / Always Kicking mp 4 frightful noise.S
1 Champagne Charlie was his name.
Kicking uD a noise at might boys "a
And alH-ays .rea5iy for a spree
One .fl,fYnes,t sim ne. cot1iTr't rest =.