Fellow Who Played the Trombone, The

DESCRIPTION: "The other night I took my wife into a music hall. Ever since that fatal night it has been my downfall" as she became enamored of the trombone, who with his um-ta-ra-ra "stole my wife away." If he catches them, he'll break the trombonist's "instrument"
AUTHOR: Walter Kino (FolkSongAndMusicHall)
EARLIEST DATE: 1896 (Howson)
KEYWORDS: wife separation adultery humorous music | trombone
FOUND IN: Britain(England(Lond))
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Howson-SongsSunginSuffolk, #19, "The Fella that Played the Trombone" (1 text)
FolkSongAndMusicHall, "Fellow who played the trombone, The"
Roud #1848
NOTES [44 words]: Howson says that the traditional versions of this have kept the chorus of Walter Kino's original song mostly intact but have substituted a new verse. I have been unable to find Kino's words to confirm or disconfirm this. Kino's title was apparently "Um-ta-ra-ra." - RBW
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File: Hows019

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