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Friday, September 23, 2016

MUSIC FROM THE PAST: WHO THREW THE OVERALLS IN MRS. MURPHY'S CHOWDER?

Last night, while de-boning a chicken, Kitty began to sing this song.  Why?  I don't know, but it's one of the reasons why I love her.

Edward M. Favor sings this one in a 1901 Edison recording.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETtWPgiR4QA
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  1. Stephen MertzSeptember 23, 2016 at 2:01 PM

    Who? Probably the same one "Who Threw the Benzadrine in Mrs. Murphy's Ovaltine" (recorded in 1944 by Harry the Hipster Gibson)

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    1. Jerry HouseSeptember 23, 2016 at 4:32 PM

      Or, (perhaps) the one "Who Put the Severed Head in Mrs. Murphy's Trundle Bed." (from Fredric Brown's 1963 Ed and Am Hunter novel MRS. MURPHY'S UNDERPANTS)

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  2. UnknownJuly 30, 2020 at 12:03 PM

    We had a different version. Started in a whisper, ended in a scream:
    "Who put the underwear in Mrs. Murphy's chowder? And if you cannot hear us, we'll sing a little louder..."

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