My Son, the Box

Allan Sherman

2005: Rhino/Warner Bros RHM2 7891

My Son, the CD—Disc One

1. Jack Benny Introduction
   

   outtake

2. The Ballad of Harry Lewis
   

   parody of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”

3. Shake Hands With Your Uncle Max
   

   parody of “Shake Hands with Your Uncle Mike”

4. Sir Greenbaum’s Madrigal
   

   parody of “Greensleeves”

5. My Zelda
   

   parody of “Matilda”

6. The Streets of Miami
   

   parody of “The Streets of Laredo”

7. Sarah Jackman
   

   parody of “Frère Jacques”
   with Christine Nelson

8. Jump Down, Spin Around (Pick a Dress o’ Cotton)
   

   parody of “Jump Down, Spin Around”

9. Seltzer Boy
   

   parody of “Water Boy”

10. Oh Boy
    

    parody of “The Mexican Hat Dance”

11. Shticks and Stones:
    Gimme Jack Cohen
    parody of “Jimmy Crack Corn”
    Levittown
    Little David Susskind
    Mt Sinai Hospital
    God Bless You Jerry Mendelbaum
    parody of “God Bless You Merry, Gentlemen”
    Oh When the Painters Go Marching In
    parody of “Oh When the Saints Go Marching In”
    Yascha Got a Bottle
    parody of “Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho”
    I Gave My Love a Chicken
    parody of “I Gave My Love a Cherry”
    Catskill Ladies
    parody of “Camptown Ladies”
    I’m Melvin Rose of Texas
    parody of “The Yellow Rose of Texas”
    Mammy’s Little Baby Loves Matzoballs
    parody of “Mammy’s Little Baby”
    

12. My Fair Lady—“Goldeneh Moments from Broadway”
    Scene I: Outside of the National Theatre, 2nd Ave, New York
    

    outtake

13. Wouldn’t It Be Lovely
    

    outtake

14. Scene II: at the C&L Delicatessen, 76th St & Broadway
    

    outtake

15. With a Little Bit of Lox
    

    outtake

16. Scene III: At Grossinger’s
    

    outtake

17. On the Streets Where We Live
    

    outtake

18. Scene IV: At His Home
    

    outtake

19. I Got the Customers to Face
    

    outtake

20. Scene V: In the Candy Store
    

    outtake

21. Get Me to the Temple on Time
    

    outtake

My Son, the CD—Disc Two

1. Al ’n Yetta
   

   parody of “Alouette”

2. Medley:
   Barry Is the Baby’s Name
   parody of “Mary”
   Horowitz
   parody of “Harrigan”
   Get on the Garden Freeway
   parody of “Give My Regards to Broadway”
   

3. Mexican Hat Dance
   

   parody of “The Mexican Hat Dance”

4. The Bronx Bird Watcher
   

   parody of “Titwillow”

5. The Let’s All Call Up A.T.&T. and Protest to the President March
   

6. Harvey and Sheila
   

   parody of “Hava Nagila”

7. Won’t You Come Home, Disraeli?
   

   parody of “Bill Bailey Won’t You Please Come Home”

8. No One’s Perfect
   

   parody of “Annie Lisle”

9. When I Was a Lad
   

   Parody of “Ruler of the Queen’s Navy” from HMS Pinafore

10. Me
    

    parody of “Come Back to Sorrento”

11. Shticks of One and Half a Dozen of the Other:
    Molly Malone
    parody of “Molly Malone”
    Old Lang’s Sign
    parody of “Auld Lang Syne”
    Billy Sol
    parody of “Billy Boy”
    Cary Grant
    parody of “Mary-Anne”
    Oh, the Moon Is Bright Tonight Upon the Carwash
    parody of “On the Banks of the Wabash”
    On Top of Old Somkey
    parody of “On Top of Old Smokey”
    Aura Lee
    parody of “Aura Lee”
    My Grandfather’s Clock
    parody of “My Grandfather’s Clock”
    Coming through the Rye
    parody of “Coming through the Rye”
    Polyunsaturated Fats
    parody of “Polly Wolly Doodle”
    Don’t Buy the Liverwurst
    parody of “Down by the Riverside”
    

12. Chopped Liver
    

    outtake

13. Smart Ass
    

    parody of “Heartaches”
    outtake

14. You Went the Wrong Way, Old King Louie
    

    parody of “You Came a Long Way from St Louis”

15. Automation
    

16. I See Bones
    

    parody of “C’est Si Bon !”

17. Hungarian Goulash No. 5
    

18. Headaches
    

    parody of “Heartaches”

19. Here’s to the Crabgrass
    

    with Jacqueline Ward

My Son, the CD—Disc Three

1. Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah! (A Letter from Camp)
   

2. One Hippopotami
   

3. Ratt Fink
   

   parody of “Rag Mop”

4. You’re Getting to Be a Rabbit with Me
   

   parody of “You’re Getting to Be a Habit with Me”

5. Eight Foot Two, Solid Blue
   

   parody of “Five Foot Two”

6. Hail to Thee, Fat Person
   

7. Sue Me
   

   Debbie Reynolds & Allan Sherman

8. The Twelve Gifts of Christmas
   

   parody of “The Twelve Days of Christmas”
   Unedited Single Version

9. Skin
   

   parody of “Heart”

10. Lotsa Luck
    

11. Green Stamps
    

    parody of “Green Eyes”

12. Holiday for States
    

    parody of “Holiday for Strings”

13. You Need an Analyst
    

    parody of “I’ve Got a Little List,” Ko-Ko’s song from The Mikado

14. The Drop-Outs March
    

15. I Can’t Dance
    

    with Debbie Bush

16. Night and Day (With Punctuation Marks)
    

    parody of “Night and Day”

17. Little Butterball
    

    parody of “Little Buttercup”

18. Good Advice
    

19. My Son, the Vampire
    

    Single Version

My Son, the CD—Disc Four

1. Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter from Camp)
   

   New 1964 Version / Single Version

2. Grow, Mrs Goldfarb
   

3. Your Mother’s Here to Stay
   

4. Pills
   

5. Shine On, Harvey Bloom
   

6. J C Cohen
   

7. Pop Hates the Beatles
   

8. Beautiful Teamsters
   

9. Kiss of Myer
   

10. America’s a Nice Italian Name
    

11. The Twelve Gifts of Christmas
    

    Edited Version

12. Bye Bye Blumberg
    

13. It’s a Most Unusual Play
    

    parody of “It’s a Most Unusual Day”

14. The Laarge Daark Aardvark Song
    

15. That Old Back Scratcher
    

    parody of “That Old Black Magic”

16. Call Me
    

    parody of “Call Me Irresponsible”

17. Peyton Place, USA
    

18. The Drinking Man’s Diet
    

19. Secret Code
    

    parody of “Secret Love”

20. The Painless Dentist Song
    

21. Chim Chim Cheree
    

    parody of “Chim Chim Cheree”

22. Go to Sleep, Paul Revere!
    

23. An Average Song
    

24. When I’m in the Mood for Love (You’re in the Mood for Herring)
    

    parody of “I’m in the Mood for Love”
    Alternate Version with Extra Verse

25. Overweight People
    

    outtake

My Son, the CD—Disc Five

1. Crazy Downtown
   

   Extended Version

2. Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter from Camp)
   

   New 1964 Version / Alternate Version

3. Where Do You Come from Tex
   

   outtake

4. Between 18th & 19th on Chestnut Street
   

   outtake

5. Christmas ’65 (Draft Cards)
   

   outtake

6. Intro to Allan Sherman Record
   

   Promo Version

7. Introduction—Short Songs:
   Hello Muddah—Nevada Style
   A Song Written by Elizabeth Taylor
   

8. Taking Lessons
   

   parody of “Makin’ Whoopee”

9. A Waste of Money
   

   parody of “A Taste of Honey”

10. How Van Nuys Got Its Name
    

11. Smog Gets in Your Eyes
    

    parody of “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes”

12. Scotch and/or Water
    

13. Sorry ’bout That
    

14. The Learner’s Brassiere
    

15. Mononeucleosis
    

16. In Which I Finally Admit That I Won World War II Single-Handed
    

17. Dodgin’ the Draft
    

    parody of “Ballin’ the Jack”

18. The Rebel
    

19. Warning to Those Who Have a Low Threshold of Sex
    

20. When I’m in the Mood for Love (You’re in the Mood for Herring
    

    parody of “I’m in the Mood for Love”

21. Second Hand Nose
    

22. A Few Words about the Chinese New Year
    

23. Sam You Made the Pants Too Long
    

    parody of “Lord You Made the Night Too Long”

24. If I Could Play Piano
    

25. Son of Peyton Place
    

26. His Own Little Island
    

My Son, the CD—Disc Six

1. Odd Ball
   

   Single Version

2. His Own Little Island
   

   Single Version

3. Makin’ Coffee
   

   parody of “Makin’ Whoopee

4. Vending Machines
   

5. There Are Cups
   

6. That’s How the Change Is Made
   

   parody of “There’ll Be Some Changes Made”

7. The Wonderful Tree in the Forest
   

8. Scott Cups
   

9. Westchester Hadassah
   

   parody of “Winchester Cathedral”

10. Strange Things in My Soup
    

11. Turn Back the Clock
    

12. Signs
    

13. Down the Drain
    

14. Plan Ahead
    

15. Togetherness
    

16. Spanish Flea
    

17. My Aunt Minnie
    

18. If I Were a Tishman
    

    parody of “If I Were a Rich Man”

19. There’s No Governor Like Our New Governor
    

    parody of “There’s No Business Like Show Business”

20. Dum Dum Song
    

    outtake

21. Somewhere
    

    outtake

22. Westchester Hadassah
    

    parody of “Winchester Cathedral”
    Alternate Version

23. Turn Back the Clock
    

    Takes 1 & 2 / Alternate Version

24. Down the Drain
    

    Take 1 / Alternate Version

25. Plan Ahead
    

    Take 1 / Alternate Version

26. Togetherness
    

    Alternate Version

27. Spanish Flea
    

    Alternate Version

28. If I Were a Tishman
    

    parody of “If I Were a Rich Man”
    Take 1 / Alternate Version

29. There’s No Governor Like Our New Governor
    

    parody of “There’s No Business Like Show Business”
    Takes 2 & 3 / Alternate Version

30. Introduction
    

31. Encron Is a Brand New Fiber
    

32. Put Them All Together They Spell Encron
    

    parody of “MOTHER”

33. There Is a Fiber Called Encron
    

34. Encron Alive, Alive-O
    

35. Encron’s the Name
    

36. Why They Call It Encron
    

37. Encron, Encron
    

38. Encron Is a Great New Fiber
    

39. Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter from Camp)
    

    Live Version

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