Research Catalog

Title

And he'd say Oo-la-la! wee-wee / by Harry Ruby and George Jessel.

Author

Ruby, Harry.

Publication

New York : Waterson, Berlin & Snyder, Co., c1919.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Jessel, George, 1898-1981.
• Barbelle, 1888-1957

Description

1 score (3 p.); 31 cm.

Summary

Willie Earl is entranced with a French girl and she with him but they can not understand each other; he dreams of staying in France, but his language skills don't improve.

Alternative Title

• Willie Earl met a sweet young girl one day in France
• She'd say 'compronay voo, papa? and he'd say "oo-lala! wee-wee"

Subject

• World War, 1914-1918 > United States > Songs and music
• World War, 1914-1918 > France > Songs and music
• Humorous songs
• Love songs
• French language > Songs and music
• Popular music > United States > 1911-1920
• Songs with piano
• Soldiers > Pictorial works
• Women > Pictorial works

Note

• For voice and piano.
• Caption title.
• Advertising includes musical incipits for 'Just to mend mamma's heart' by Walter Donaldson ; 'Daddy long legs' by Harry Ruby ; 'Kid days' by Irving M. Wilson and 'In room 202' by Edgar Leslie, Bert Kalmar and Dave Harris.
• Cover design by Barbelle includes drawing of a soldier speaking with a woman in French attire holding a parasol.

Call Number

P.S. War Songs (And he'd say Oo-la-la)

OCLC

61885292

Author

Ruby, Harry. Composer

Title

And he'd say Oo-la-la! wee-wee / by Harry Ruby and George Jessel.

Imprint

New York : Waterson, Berlin & Snyder, Co., c1919.

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Added Author

Jessel, George, 1898-1981. Composer

Barbelle, 1888-1957, illustrator.

Publisher No.

949-2 Waterson, Berlin & Snyder, Co.

Research Call Number

P.S. War Songs (And he'd say Oo-la-la)