The coat and pants do all the work but the vest gets all the gravy

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Date

1927

Authors

Bennett, Rube [arranger]
Shay, Larry [composer]
Hanlon, Bert [lyricist]
Ross, Benold [lyricist]

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Volume Title

Publisher

Chicago : Milton Weil Music Co., 1927.

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Description

Gift of Dr. Mary Jane Esplen.
Piano vocal ukulele [instrumentation]
We never give the credit where credit's really due [first line]
Oh! the coat and the pants do all of the work [first line of chorus]
C major [key]
Moderato [tempo]
Popular song ; novelty song [form/genre]
Man, table, food ; Johnny Perkins (photograph) [illustration]
A. L. [engraver]
J. C. Keenan, Barrie ON [dealer stamp]
Lyrics for extra choruses on front inside cover [note]
Publisher's advertisement on back cover [note]

Keywords

Novelty song

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