Evening journal., 1913-06-19
GOSSIP OF THE COURTS
BY FLANEUR R.

For the first time in the history of
England tho King proceeded from
Buckingham Palace TO 81. James ON
the occasion OF his opening new ses-
sion Of Parliament. not TO the tune OF
stirring martial music nut of rag time
melodies. which are so popular today.
n was but another tribute 20 the
amazing progress made by the Ameri-
can songs. the elaboration of planta-
tion ditties which tho negroes used TO
sing in weird tunes on the cotton cs-
tates of the South.
But imagine sedaie, diguifed and
ultra-conscrvative Queen Victoria
driving to Parliament under escort Of
troops whose band would play
"Hitchy-Koo For that Is Just what
the Dragon Guards Brass Band did
when that cavalry escorted King
George I'm the spring 10 ST. James
Palace. Here is a specimen of IL:
II you've got an ear for music then
just gather near,
your ear?
It's my ever-lovin honey callin baby
dear
Say amt that music weird? straug-
cat you ever heerd.
Say don't you be a-skeered listen!
on. evry ev'ning hear him sing
It's the cutest little thing got the
cutest little swing.
Hitchy koo, llitchy koo, Hitchy Koo
| Oh simply meant for kings and
queens. don't YOU ask me what
il means.
/ just love that Hitchy Koo, tlitchy
l<oo, Hitchy koo.
Times indeed have changed in old
England and the tastes, for this great
old "coon-song" was followed by the
! Dragons. amid shouts of enthusiasm
ou the part of the populacc which
lined Whitehall. when they struck up;
| oh. ma honey Oh, ma hOneyi
| BETTER hurry and let's meauder.
Amt you goin2 Amt YOU goin'
! 70 the leader man, ragged metre man
Oh. ma honeyl Oh, ma honey 4
] Let me take YOU TO AleXander's grand
stand brass band.
Amt You comm along?
Come ON and hear.
Come on and hear.
! AleNanders ragtimC band.
Come on and hear,
Come on and hear.
| IT'S the best band i'm the land.
They can play a buglc-call like you
never heard before,
! 50 natural that you want to go TO war,
That's just the bcstcst band that am,
honey lamb.
And the "wind-up," Waiting for
| the Robert T.. Lee seemed To meet
with sympathetic applause. the crowd
even Joining in the chorus:
Watch them shuf0in' along,
Sec them shufiin along;
Go take your best gal, real pal
Go down TO the leyec.
said to the lcvec
And join that shulnin throng,
Hear that music and song
It's simply great, mate,
Waitin' on the lcvcc,
Naitin for tho Robert f.. Lee
Though the rhythm may be rag
ged" there is fascinating swing ia
The words and it is this which to q
very great extent explains the extra
ordinary vogue of these melodies. One
OF the most remarkable features of
this modern musical craze perhaps, is
the fact that ragtime songs have been
written to explain the popularity OF
the rag
Here is case in point:
tVcrybody's dom IT,
Duin il doin' H.
Every body's doin' it,
Ooin IT, doin' IL,
SEE that ragtime couple over there,
Watch thcm throw their shoulders il
tho air.
Snap their fingers, honey, | declare
lCs bear. it's a bear it's bear
In France as we'll as in Great Brit
ain they are rather fond of the Cab
/ Glide" which has this refrain.
OH on That Gaby, Gaby glide,
IT'S Just a real Partisan slide.
France along as though YOU we're upo
the boulevard,
Dance IL here and dance IL there, an
keep on dnncing hard.
start into the slide. do the Paris glid
Swing up near, then wide,
Oh! OH That Gaby, Gaby glide!
DO the side step. trip, and then 2
back tho other way;
DO the forward dip. and see how yu
begin to sway.
on OH That Gahy, GabS glide!
We are going crazy bout this ne
dance beWitching;
We can't stop our feet at all, they ie'
I such an itching
You arc In the air floating here am
there,
Not q single care comes aetealing.
Even the "kiddies' have substitute
raEtime in England for the dear ole
fashioned lullaby of our chlldhoo
, daSs
Broke the bottle filled with milk.
You're feeling bad. that makes y,
mad
Then the baby starts to weep
How will YOU get her to sleep?
D You hum and Groom an old-iashion'
p tune,
, Just then a thought seems TO strl