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A Cane and a High Starched Collar
Words & Music: Sid Tepper/ Roy C. Bennett
Cowboy, cowboy marry me
I'll bake you a cherry pie
Well thank you very kindly mam
But I'm too young to die
Hi-lo-do-si-dosy-do
Stay single and save a dollar
Come Saturday night I'll court a pretty girl
With a cane and a high starched collar
Cowboy if you'll marry me
I'll be your darling Jenny
Now why should I drink from just one well
When I can drink from twen'y
Hi-lo-do-si-dosy-do
Stay single and save a dollar
Come Saturday night I'll court a pretty girl
With a cane and a high starched collar
Cowboy, cowboy name the day
July 'd be nice I reckon
Gladly meet you at the church
July the 32nd
Hi-lo-do-si-dosy-do
Stay single and save a dollar
Come Saturday night I'll court a pretty girl
With a cane and a high starched collar
You sleep all day and spoon all night
And eat your favorite chow
Then why should I get married mam
That's what I'm doing now
Hi-lo-do-si-dosy-do
Stay single and save a dollar
Come Saturday night I'll court a pretty girl
With a cane and a high starched collar
Recorded: 1960/08/08, first released on A Legendary Performer, Volume 2
Reactions
Similar to songs recorded for "Love Me Tender" and not very exciting. Who would go out of their way to play this? Ugh. 1-star.
The first time that I heard this song on A Legendary Performer Volume 2, I thought of the scene in "Elvis on Tour" in which Elvis is carrying a walking stick and wearing a high collar. The song itself is a fun ditty. Judged on the basis of Dick Clark's American Bandstand, you can dance to it, but it does get a lot of spins on my turntable.
This isn't a great song, but it is a happy and feel good song that's a pleasure to listen to. I'm glad that this song made it into the movie "Flaming Star". I'm so glad that Elvis' co-star in "Flaming Star" was the iconic Barbara Eden.
Nothing more than movie filler. It's very similar to the song Let Me from "Love Me Tender".
I like the instrumentation on this record; not too often you can hear an harmonium (if I'm correct) on an Elvis record.
A happy good feel film number that everyone realised was not record material. Harmless enough and oddly enjoyable when I am in the mood to listen, it does not find its way on to my playlists.
Meh. That's about as excited as I ever get about most songs by these writers.
Compared to other early 60's recordings not great, but compared to mid sixties Recordings it maybe okay.
A song recorded for "Flaming Star" and featured in the movie, but not releaesed on record for 15+ years. This one is similar to some of the tunes in "Love Me Tender", especially "We're Gonna Move". Not a great song, but cute lyrics and Elvis make it decent. 2 1/2 stars.
Not an outstanding track. Just a goood listen to
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