Ukulele Ike's Comic Song Book

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Ukulele Ike'sComic Song Book

For The U ku le leIntroducing Mr. Cliff Edwards, otherwise knownto vaudeville and the phonograph world as"UKULELE IKE", and recognized as the greatestukulele comic before the American public.

No one has a better right to present to ukulele enthu-siasts a folio of this sort, than "UKULELE IKE",who has established himself by his successful vaude-ville appearances and numerous phonograph re-cordings, as the originator of "uke" comedy and theforemost exponent of this form of entertainment,which is growing more popular every day.


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~~ HORD DIAGRAMS are placed above the melodyand chords should be held until changed. Thevertical lines represent the strings, and the horizon-tal lines the frets. Fingers to be used are indicat-ed below wherever necessary, and open strings are

indicated by the empty circle about the string at the nut.

1. MEANING INDEX FINGER2. MEANING M.IDDLE FINGER3. MEANING RING FINGER4. MEANING LITTLE FINGER

The use of the now well-known felt ukulele pick is rec-ommended, giving greater ease and greater volume for thenovice.The pick should be held under the ball of the thumb and onthe outside of the bent forefinger of the right hand, pressureapplied by these two fingers only, the other fingers and thewrist being relaxed. The point of the pick should be appliedsquarely across the strings near the sound hole, and the longaxis of the pick should be at an angle of 45 degrees to theline of the thumb, so that it is necessary to bend the wrist.

The most useful stroke is, four downbeats to the bar for thefox-trot Time, and three for waltz time. This can be variedto suit the discretion and taste of the player.


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Refraih.'When you see all el e ct r ic fanM y friend, you must not linger.Don't try to stop it with your handOr else you'll lose a finger.

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Heard a fe l low singingWhat do you suppose?Papa get the hammer,There's a fly on baby's nose.


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5Beware All You Lovers

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It's The Wimmen 7

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8 III The nU'lor

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Hard Luck Blues II

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,Vhen I invest, it always seems to turn out bad,EYer since I was a little lad,I bought a nice house, the very kind I wanted,But my family moved, because they found the house was haunted:

Lost my hat lost my shoes, So I've got to sing the Hard Luck Blues.


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12 Where Has l\Iy Little Dog Gone?~

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So I Sang Baritone

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I wanted to go fishin',There's no use wish in' ,My brother pickles herring,So Isang baritone.Iasked pa for a dollar,Itmade him holler,He hit me with shingleSo Isang baritone.A great big dog called TowserTore up my trousers,Icould not find a barrel,So Isang baritone.Iwent to see my baby,Idon't mean maybe,Her father's shoes are 'levensSo Isang baritone.Ibought a suit so nifty,It cost twelve fifty,Igot caught in a rain - stormSo I sang baritone.My sister sings sopranoWe have bananos,I strum the ukeleleAnd Ising baritone.

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14 Walter 'V"alterWildflower

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Extra Catch LinesDon'j you cry now just becauseWe said there's no Santa ClausWalter, Walter, WildflowerYou're the frog's hot towel.You're some athlete, ?,oodness meHeard you won the spelling- beeWalter, Walter, Wild flowerYou're the spider's 111011 thwash

If you promise you'll be good-We'll tell you -'bout Red Riding H00dWalter, Walter, WildflowerYou're the kitten's pups.Go get out your old bass drumMammy, Mammy, here I come!Walter, Walter. Witdf'IowerA boys best friend is his mother.

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