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
Recordingdate: 1960/08/08, first released on: A Legendary Performer, Volume 2 (album)
Musicians
Musicians who contributed to the first recording of A Cane and a High Starched Collar:
(guitar)
(guitar)
(bass)
(drums)
(piano)
(accordion)
(vocals)
(vocals)
(vocals)
(vocals)
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Not an outstanding track. Just a goood listen to
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.
Compared to other early 60's recordings not great, but compared to mid sixties Recordings it maybe okay.
Meh. That's about as excited as I ever get about most songs by these writers.
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.
I like the instrumentation on this record; not too often you can hear an harmonium (if I'm correct) on an Elvis record.
Nothing more than movie filler. It's very similar to the song Let Me from "Love Me Tender".
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.
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.
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.
A piece of fun Elvis motion picture fluff. Four stars.