Songs written or composed
Beygel Call Rag
- Also known as:
- Bagel Call Rag (Eng)
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Author:
- Schoebel, Elmer
- Composer:
- Meyers, Billy
- Composer:
- Pettis, Jack
- Genre:
- Parody/Humorous
- Subject:
- Klezmer/Band Menmbers/Instruments
- Song comment:
- Parody of "Bugle Call Rag"/ "Pettis-Meyers" also credited on liner notes
- Additional song notes:
- Parody of "Bugle Call Rag"/ "Pettis-Meyers" also credited on liner notes
Recording
- On album:
- K-022(e) (Mickey Katz / Cassette of Recordings From 78's)
- Track ID:
- 2335
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- From Capital Record 1824 Introducting Band Memebers
- Language:
- Yinglish
Borsht Riders In The Sky
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Jones, Stan
- Genre:
- Parody/Humorous/Dialect/Novelty
- Song comment:
- Parody of "Riders In The Sky"
Recordings
- On album:
- K-022(f) (Mickey Katz the star of Broadway's Borshtcapades)
- Track ID:
- 21134
- Vocal/Orchesta Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- An old cowpunch went out to lunch beyond the pearly gates.
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
- On album:
- A-048(a) (All for you: collection of love songs — הכל בשבילך: אוסף שירי אהבה)
- Track ID:
- 31732
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- Shmendrik, gey nisht tsurik in corral,
- First line:
- שמענדריק, גיי נישט צוריק אין קאָראַל,
- Language:
- Yinglish/Accent/Dialect
- On album:
- M-034(a) (The Mazeltones ODESSA, Washington)
- Track ID:
- 2540
- Author/Vocalist:
- Marcus, Wendy
- Composer:
- Jones, Stan
- Artist:
- Mazeltones
- First line:
- An old cowpunch went out to lunch beyond the pearly gates,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Silly combination with a "Sher" motiv.
- Language:
- Yinglish
- On album:
- K-022(d) (The Hits of Mickey Katz and his Orchestra)
- Track ID:
- 2541
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Vocal/Orchestra Conductor:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- An old cowpunch went out to lunch beyond the pearly gates.
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
Ces Tzi Bon
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Betti, Henri
- Genre:
- Humorous/Novelty/Dialect/Humorous
- Song comment:
- Parody of "C'est Si Bon"
Recordings
- On album:
- B-062(a) (Don Byron plays the music of Mickey Katz)
- Track ID:
- 19666
- Author:
- Betti / Seelen / Horenz
- Artist:
- Don Byron Orchestra
- Vocal:
- Sklamberg, Lorin
- First line:
- Ces tzi bon, modamoyzl fang shoyn on, l'parte ikh hob dir,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
- On album:
- K-022(f) (Mickey Katz the star of Broadway's Borshtcapades)
- Track ID:
- 40721
- Vocal/Orchesta Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Ces tzi bon, modamoyzl fang shoyn on, l'parte ikh hob dir,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
- On album:
- K-022(d) (The Hits of Mickey Katz and his Orchestra)
- Track ID:
- 2725
- Vocal/Orchestra Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Ces tzi bon, modamoyzl fang shoyn on, l'parte ikh hob dir,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
Come On A House
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Bagdasarian, Ross
- Genre:
- Novelty/Humorous/Parody/Dialect
- Song comment:
- Parody of "Come On A My House
- Related information in folder 1075:
- Comments:
- 1. Transliterated text provided by Carl Yaffee
Recordings
- On album:
- K-022(f) (Mickey Katz the star of Broadway's Borshtcapades)
- Track ID:
- 21133
- Vocal/Orchesta Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Come on my hoyz, mine hoyz, I'm gon vive you teygelekh,
- First line (Yinglish):
- איך װיל גײן װוּ די קאַטשקע גײט, אַנד אײַ װאַנאַ דרײ װי אַ קאַטשקע...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
- On album:
- K-022(d) (The Hits of Mickey Katz and his Orchestra)
- Track ID:
- 2805
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Vocal/Orchestra Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- Come on my hoyz, mine hoyz, I'm gon vive you teygelekh,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
Don't Let The Shmalts... (Parody)
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Willet, Slim
- Genre:
- Parody/Dialect/Humor/Yinglish
- Subject:
- Shmalts/Gas/Overeating
- Additional song notes:
- Parody of "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes."
Recordings
- On album:
- K-022(j) (Mish Mosh Mickey Katz)
- Track ID:
- 31215
- First line:
- Don't let the shmalts get in your eyes, don't let the lox…
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Dialect
- On album:
- K-022(e) (Mickey Katz / Cassette of Recordings From 78's)
- Track ID:
- 3943
- Artist:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- Don't let the shmalts get in your eyes, don't let the lox...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- From Capital Record 2370
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Dialect
Dos Geshray Fun Der Vilde Katshke — דאָס גישרײַ פֿון דער װילדע קאַטשקע
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Gilkyson, Terry
- Genre:
- Novelty/Humorous/Dialect/Parody
- Song comment:
- Parody of "Cry of the Wild Goose"
- Related information in folder 568:
- Comments:
- Original text of "Wild Goose" and transliteration of "Dos Geshray Fun Der Vilde Katshke". Posted on Mendele 3/27/2006 by Alina Polonskaya of Moscow, thanking her friend Mirye,-Khaye Seigel.
Recordings
- On album:
- K-022(f) (Mickey Katz the star of Broadway's Borshtcapades)
- Track ID:
- 21132
- Vocal/Orchesta Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Ikh vil geyn vu di katshke geyt, and I wanna drey vi a..
- First line (Yinglish):
- איך װיל גײן װוּ די קאַטשקע גײט, אַנד אײַ װאַנאַ דרײ װי אַ קאַטשקע...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
- On album:
- K-029(g) (The Klezmer Conservatory Band Thirteenth Anniversary Album)
- Track ID:
- 21257
- Artist:
- Klezmer Conservatory Band
- Author:
- Gilkyson, Terry
- Composer:
- Glikyson, Terry
- Vocal:
- Bressler, Judy
- Artist:
- Netsky, Hankus
- First line:
- Ikh vil geyen vu di katshke geyt, and I wanna drey vi a...
- First line (Yinglish):
- איך װיל גײן װוּ די קאַטשקע גײט, אַנד אײַ װאַנע דרײ װי אַ קאַטשקע...
- Language:
- Yinglish
- On album:
- K-022(d) (The Hits of Mickey Katz and his Orchestra)
- Track ID:
- 4040
- Vocal/Orchestra Conductor:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Ikh vil geyn vu di katshke geyt, and I wanna drey vi a..
- First line (Yinglish):
- איך װיל גײן װוּ די קאַטשקע גײט, אַנד אײַ װאַנאַ דרײ װי אַ קאַטשקע...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
- On album:
- G-029(b) (Joel Grey and the Kosher Jammers Mickey Katz Songs)
- Track ID:
- 4041
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Glikyson, Terry
- Artist:
- Grey, Joel & Kosher Jammers
- First line:
- Ikh vil geyn vu di katshke geyt, and I wanna drey vi a..
- First line (Yinglish):
- איך װיל גײן װוּ די קאַטשקע גײט, אַנד אײַ װאַנאַ דרײ װי אַ קאַטשקע...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
Dovid Crockett
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Bruns, George
- Genre:
- Humorous/Dialect/Parody/Novelty
- Subject:
- Delancy St/Food/Gambler/Craps/Las Vegas
- Additional song notes:
- Parody of "The Ballad of Davy Crockett"
- Related information in folder 576:
- Document type:
- Text
- Author:
- Mickey Katz
- Publisher:
- Internet
- Comments:
- Song text, parody of the ballad of Davy Crockett.
Recordings
- On album:
- 058c (Mickey Katz/ Dovid Krockett/ Tweedlee Dee)
- Track ID:
- 30486
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Vocal/Orchestra Leader/Arrangement:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- Dovid, Dovid Crockett, king of Delancy Street,
- Language:
- Yinglish
- On album:
- N-031(a) (Now That Sounds Kosher)
- Track ID:
- 33800
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Dovid, Dovid Crockett, king of Delancy Street,
- Language:
- Yinglish
- Style:
- Humorous/Klezmer
- Length:
- 3:02
- On album:
- K-022(f) (Mickey Katz the star of Broadway's Borshtcapades)
- Track ID:
- 40720
- Vocal/Orchesta Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Dovid, Dovid Crockett, king of Delancy Street,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
- On album:
- K-022(d) (The Hits of Mickey Katz and his Orchestra)
- Track ID:
- 4178
- Vocal/Orchestra Leader/Arranger:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Dovid, Dovid Crockett, king of Delancy Street,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
- On album:
- K-035(b) (Kosher Kitschin' with the Original Klezmer Jazz Band)
- Track ID:
- 4179
- Banjo/Guitar:
- Sapoznik, Henry — סאַפּאָזניק, הענעך
- Trumpet:
- Gross, Ken
- Clarinet/Alto Sax:
- Chernet, Joel
- Bass:
- Abruzzo, Tom
- Drums:
- Salzberg, Si
- Trombone:
- Bernardi, Paul
- Tenor Sax:
- Leshaw, Howie
- Artist:
- Original Klezmer Jazz Band
- Arranger/Musical Director/Vocal/Piano:
- Sokolow, Pete — סוקולוב, פּסח
- First line:
- Dovid, Dovid Crockett, king of Delancy Street,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
- Length:
- 2:55
Freylekh Jamboree
- Composer:
- Katz, Mickey
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Novelty
Recordings
- On album:
- B-062(a) (Don Byron plays the music of Mickey Katz)
- Track ID:
- 19661
- Composer:
- Katz, Mickey
- Clarinet:
- Byron, Don & Orch
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Has elements of a sher, broyges tants, freylekhs,
- Style:
- Klezmer/Instrumental
- On album:
- K-022(g) (Simcha Time Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings Bar Mitz..)
- Track ID:
- 22341
- Clarinet/Orchestra Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Emmanuel
- Trombone:
- Zentner, Sy
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Piano/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Guitar:
- Bain, Bob
- Bass:
- Breen, Larry
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Xylophone:
- Singer, Lewis
- Track comment:
- Has elements of a sher, broyges tants, freylekhs,
- Style:
- Klezmer/Instrumental
- On album:
- K-029(h) (The Klezmer Cconservatory Band Dancing In the Aisles)
- Track ID:
- 25248
- Artist:
- Klezmer Conservatory Band
- Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Arranger:
- Katz, Mickey
- Track comment:
- Has elements of a sher, broyges tants, freylekhs,
- Style:
- Klezmer/Instrumental
- On album:
- M-034(a) (The Mazeltones ODESSA, Washington)
- Track ID:
- 5387
- Composer:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mazeltones
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Medley of "Mazeltov Dances" and "Freylekh Jamboree".
- Style:
- Klezmer/Instrumental
- On album:
- K-022(a) (Mickey Katz Plays Music for Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs & Brisses)
- Track ID:
- 5388
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Has elements of a sher, broyges tants, freylekhs,
- Style:
- Klezmer/Instrumental
Grandma's Draydl
- Composer:
- Farber, Nat
- Composer:
- Katz, Mickey
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Novelty
Recordings
- On album:
- K-022(g) (Simcha Time Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings Bar Mitz..)
- Track ID:
- 22342
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Clarinet/Orchestra Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Emmanuel
- Trombone:
- Zentner, Sy
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Piano/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Bass:
- Breen, Larry
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Xylophone:
- Hansell, Ralph
- Track comment:
- Joel Grey sings "Papa, Play For Me" to this melody/Recorded Oct 3, 1952
- On album:
- K-022(a) (Mickey Katz Plays Music for Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs & Brisses)
- Track ID:
- 5790
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Instrumental
Herring Boats
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Weston, P.
- Genre:
- Novelty/Parody/Dialect/Humorous
- Song comment:
- Parrody of "Shrimp Boats"
Recordings
- On album:
- K-022(d) (The Hits of Mickey Katz and his Orchestra)
- Track ID:
- 6443
- Vocal/Orchestra Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Herring boats are coming with bagels un lox,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
- On album:
- 017b (Katz, Mickey & Orch/ Herring Boats/ Sin)
- Track ID:
- 29258
- Orchestra Leader/Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Herring boats are coming with bagels un lox,
- Language:
- Yinglish
- On album:
- K-022(f) (Mickey Katz the star of Broadway's Borshtcapades)
- Track ID:
- 40718
- Vocal/Orchesta Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Herring boats are coming with bagels un lox,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
Kiss Of Meyer
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Allen, L.
- Genre:
- Novelty/Dialect/Humorous/Parody
- Song comment:
- Parody of "Kiss Of Fire"/ See also "Kiss of Fire (Parody)" for another parody.
Recordings
- On album:
- K-022(d) (The Hits of Mickey Katz and his Orchestra)
- Track ID:
- 8500
- Vocal/Orchestra Conductor:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Oh, when I look at you, es brent by me a fire,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
- On album:
- B-062(a) (Don Byron plays the music of Mickey Katz)
- Track ID:
- 19675
- Author:
- Allen, Lester
- Composer:
- Hill, Robert
- Vocal:
- Sklamberg, Lorin
- Artist:
- Don Byron Orchestra
- First line:
- Oh, when I look at you, es brent by me a fire,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Parody of Kiss Of Fire
- On album:
- K-022(f) (Mickey Katz the star of Broadway's Borshtcapades)
- Track ID:
- 40719
- Vocal/Orchesta Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Oh, when I look at you, es brent by me a fire,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
Litvak Square Dance
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Katz, Mickey
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Novelty
Recordings
- On album:
- K-022(a) (Mickey Katz Plays Music for Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs & Brisses)
- Track ID:
- 9243
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Khap a meydl, khap a man, sving your partner,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Mixed language, dialect
- Language:
- Yinglish/Dialect
- On album:
- B-062(a) (Don Byron plays the music of Mickey Katz)
- Track ID:
- 19665
- Author/Composer:
- Katz, Mickey
- Vocal:
- Sklamberg, Lorin
- Artist:
- Don Byron Orchestra
- First line:
- Khap a meydl, khap a man, sving your partner,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Mixed language, dialect
- On album:
- K-022(g) (Simcha Time Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings Bar Mitz..)
- Track ID:
- 22344
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Arranger/Possibly Conductor:
- Farber, Nat
- Trombone:
- Diner, Harold
- French Horn:
- DeRosa, Vince
- Woodwind:
- Jacob, Jules
- Woodwind:
- Bercov, Morris
- Woodwind:
- Howard, Terry
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Piano:
- Sherman, Ray
- Bass:
- Gaines, Earl
- Drums:
- Singer, Lewis
- First line:
- Khap a meydl, khap a man, sving your partner,
- Track comment:
- Recorded Aug 25, 1964
- Language:
- Yinglish
Mamaliga Dance
- Composer:
- Farber, Nat
- Composer:
- Katz, Mickey
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Novelty
Recordings
- On album:
- K-022(a) (Mickey Katz Plays Music for Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs & Brisses)
- Track ID:
- 9677
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Rumanian melodies and theme.
- Style:
- Instrumental
- On album:
- B-062(a) (Don Byron plays the music of Mickey Katz)
- Track ID:
- 19663
- Clarinet:
- Byron, Don & Orch
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Rumanian melodies and theme.
- On album:
- K-022(g) (Simcha Time Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings Bar Mitz..)
- Track ID:
- 22345
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Orchestra Leader/Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Track comment:
- Rumanian melodies and theme./ Recorded Jan 3, 1955
- Style:
- Rumanian melodies and theme.
Mazl Tov Dances
- Composer:
- Farber, Nat
- Composer:
- Katz, Mickey
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Novelty/Instrumental
Recordings
- On album:
- M-034(a) (The Mazeltones ODESSA, Washington)
- Track ID:
- 10113
- Composer:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mazeltones
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Medley of "Mazeltov Dances" and "Freylekh Jamboree".
- On album:
- K-022(a) (Mickey Katz Plays Music for Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs & Brisses)
- Track ID:
- 10114
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Instrumental
- On album:
- K-029(c) (A Touch of Klez! The Klezmer Conservatory Band)
- Track ID:
- 10115
- Artist:
- Klezmer Conservatory Band
- Orchestra Conductor:
- Netsky, Hankus
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Instrumental/Klezmer
- On album:
- K-050(a) (KlezKamp Repertory 1989)
- Track ID:
- 10116
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Same recording as on K-022(a)
- On album:
- K-022(g) (Simcha Time Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings Bar Mitz..)
- Track ID:
- 22346
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Clarinet/Orchestra Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Emmanuel
- Trombone:
- Zentner, Sy
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Piano/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Bass:
- Breen, Larry
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Track comment:
- Recorded Aug 18, 1952
- On album:
- M-032(d) (Maxwell Street Klezmer Band You Should Be So Lucky)
- Track ID:
- 24377
- Artist:
- Maxwell Street Klezmer Band
Mendls Lid — מענדלס ליד
- Composer:
- Klein, Emmanuel
- Composer:
- Katz, Mickey
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Novelty
Recordings
- On album:
- K-022(a) (Mickey Katz Plays Music for Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs & Brisses)
- Track ID:
- 10299
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Veyn, mayn Mendl, lakh a bisl, Mendl, ikh bloz far mir a...
- First line:
- װײן, מײַן מעמדל, לאַך אַ ביסל, מענדל, איך בלאָז פֿאַר מיר אַ דרײדל,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Recorded under title "Memdel's Songs."
- Style:
- Instrumental
- On album:
- G-029(b) (Joel Grey and the Kosher Jammers Mickey Katz Songs)
- Track ID:
- 10300
- Artist:
- Grey, Joel & Kosher Jammers
- First line:
- Veyn, mayn Mendl, lakh a bisl, Mendl, shpil far mir a...
- First line:
- װײן, מײַן מעמדל, לאַך אַ ביסל, מענדל, שפּיל פֿאַר מיר דרײדעלע...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Seems to be the same melody as "Papa Play For Me"
- On album:
- K-022(g) (Simcha Time Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings Bar Mitz..)
- Track ID:
- 22347
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Vocal/Clarinet/Orchestra Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Emmanuel
- Trombone:
- Zentner, Sy
- Piano/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Bass:
- Breen, Larry
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Xylophone:
- Hansell, Ralph
- First line:
- Veyn, mayn Mendl, lakh a bisl, Mendl, ikh bloz far mir a...
- First line:
- װײן, מײַן מעמדל, לאַך אַ ביסל, מענדל, איך בלאָז פֿאַר מיר אַ דרײדל,
- Track comment:
- Recorded under title "Memdel's Song."/ August 3, 1952
Mickey's Mishegas
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Genre:
- Jokes/Humor
Recording
- On album:
- K-022(g) (Simcha Time Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings Bar Mitz..)
- Track ID:
- 22357
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Track comment:
- From original cast album of "Hello Solly"
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Stand Up Comedian
- Length:
- 2:56
Peysekh In Portugal (Parody)
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Ferrao, Raol
- Genre:
- Parody/Humor/Yinglish/Double Entendre
- Subject:
- Peysekh/Portugal/Food/Gay
- Additional song notes:
- Parody of "April in Portugal"
She'll Be Coming ' Round Di Katzkills
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Genre:
- Parody/Humorous/Dialect/Novelty
- Song comment:
- Parody of "She'll Be Comin' ' Round The Mountain"
Recordings
- On album:
- K-022(d) (The Hits of Mickey Katz and his Orchestra)
- Track ID:
- 13568
- Vocal/Orchestra Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- She'll be coming around the katzkills when she come,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
- On album:
- K-022(f) (Mickey Katz the star of Broadway's Borshtcapades)
- Track ID:
- 21135
- Vocal/Orchesta Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- She'll be coming around the katzkills when she come,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
Shvitsberg, Pennsylvania (Parody)
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Merrill, Bob
- Genre:
- Parody/Humor/Yinglish
- Subject:
- Girl/Mikve/Bathhouse/Overeating
Recordings
- On album:
- K-022(l) (Katz Puts On The Dog)
- Track ID:
- 31289
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Back-up:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- There's a mikve in a bathhouse in Shvitsberg, Pennsylvania…
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- English\Yiddish
- Style:
- Theatre/Klezmer
- On album:
- K-022(e) (Mickey Katz / Cassette of Recordings From 78's)
- Track ID:
- 14371
- Artist:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- There's a mikva in a bathhouse in Shvitsberg, Pennsylvania
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- From Capital Record 2124
Sixteen Tons (Parody)
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Travis, Merle
- Genre:
- Parody/Dialect/Humor/Yinglish
- Subject:
- Food/Delicatessen
- Origin:
- Alb K-030(d)
Recordings
- On album:
- K-030(d) (Kapelye On The Air Old Time Jewish American Radio)
- Track ID:
- 22406
- Artist:
- Kapelye — קאַפּעליע
- Vocal:
- Sapoznik, Henry — סאַפּאָזניק, הענעך
- First line:
- I went to work in a delicatessen far draysik tolar un...
- Track comment:
- Part of WBBC Brooklyn, Brooklyn Talent Hunters
- On album:
- Y-022(a) (Yiddishe Cup Klezmer Band Klezmerized)
- Track ID:
- 23799
- Artist:
- Weinberger, Irwin & Yidishe Cup
- First line:
- I went to work in a delicatessen far draysik tolar un...
- On album:
- K-022(j) (Mish Mosh Mickey Katz)
- Track ID:
- 31205
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- Oh, I went to woik in a delicatessen…
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
- Style:
- Dialect/Yiddish Inflection
- Length:
- 2:50
- On album:
- B-214(a) (Susan Bauer: von der khupe zum Klezkamp, Klezmer-Musik in New York)
- Track ID:
- 42633
- Artist:
- Kapelye — קאַפּעליע
- Vocal??:
- Sapoznik, Henry — סאַפּאָזניק, הענעך
- First line:
- I went to work in a delicatessen far draysik tolar un...
- Track comment:
- Part of WBBC Brooklyn, Brooklyn Talent Hunters
- Language:
- Yiddish/Dialect
- Style:
- Humorous
- Length:
- 4:38
Sound Off (Duckworth Chant), (Parody)
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Duckworth, Willie Lee (Orig)
- Genre:
- Novelty/Humor/Dilaect/Parody
- Song comment:
- Parody of Arming Marching Chant
Recordings
- On album:
- K-022(f) (Mickey Katz the star of Broadway's Borshtcapades)
- Track ID:
- 21129
- Vocal/Orchesta Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- You're in the army,..., du bist nisht in der heym,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Parody of service marching song
- Language:
- Yinglish
- On album:
- K-022(d) (The Hits of Mickey Katz and his Orchestra)
- Track ID:
- 42970
- Vocal/ Orchestra Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- You're in the army,..., du bist nisht in der heym,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Parody of service marching song
- Language:
- Yinglish
Sweet And Gentle (Parody)
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Portal, Othlio
- Genre:
- Parody/Humor/Yinglish
- Subject:
- Female dreadnaught/Dance
- Related information in folder 476:
- Document type:
- Text
- Date:
- 11/28/2005
- Comments:
- Text of Mickey Katz parody of Sweet and Gentle from email correspondent Walter U. Christel Pachl of Austri8a
Recordings
- On album:
- B-062(a) (Don Byron plays the music of Mickey Katz)
- Track ID:
- 19664
- Author:
- Portal, Moterrey & George Thorn
- Artist:
- Don Byron Orchestra
- Vocal:
- Sklamberg, Lorin
- First line:
- Oy, she's so sweet and gentle, oykhit (?) sentimental
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Cha Cha
- On album:
- K-022(l) (Katz Puts On The Dog)
- Track ID:
- 31281
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Back-up:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Ohhh, she's so sweet and gentle…
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Cha-Cha/ Klezmer
The Baby, The Bubbe and You
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- David, Mack
- Composer:
- Hoffman, Al
- Composer:
- Livingston, Jay
- Genre:
- Novelty/Humorous/Parody/Dialect
- Song comment:
- Parody of The Magic Song "Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo
Recordings
- On album:
- K-022(f) (Mickey Katz the star of Broadway's Borshtcapades)
- Track ID:
- 21131
- Vocal/Orchesta Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Matzos and knishes, its so delicious, listen you all,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
- On album:
- K-022(d) (The Hits of Mickey Katz and his Orchestra)
- Track ID:
- 14974
- Vocal/Orchestra Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Matzos and knishes, its so delicious, listen you all,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
- On album:
- xG-029(b)
- Track ID:
- 14975
- Artist:
- Grey, Joel & Kosher Jammers
- First line:
- Matzos and knishes, its so delicious, listen you all,...
- Track comment:
- See also "Nervn Mit Vantsn"
- Language:
- Yinglish
- On album:
- G-029(b) (Joel Grey and the Kosher Jammers Mickey Katz Songs)
- Track ID:
- 36092
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
- Style:
- Novelty
The Bris (Katz)
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Genre:
- Novelty/Humorous/Dialect
- Subject:
- Bris/Circumcision/Rite
Recording
- On album:
- K-022(c) (Mickey Katz Greatest Hits (Orig "Comin Round the Katzkills"))
- Track ID:
- 14991
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- The life span of most people is called "From the cradle..."
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Recitation
The Family Danced
- Composer:
- Farber, Nat
- Composer:
- Katz, Mickey
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Novelty/Instrumental
Recordings
- On album:
- K-022(g) (Simcha Time Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings Bar Mitz..)
- Track ID:
- 22348
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Orchestra Leader/Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Emmanuel
- Trombone:
- Zentner, Sy
- Reeds:
- Bercov, Morris
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Piano/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Bass:
- Breen, Larry
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- On album:
- O-012(a) (Orient Express, Moving Shnorers)
- Track ID:
- 27223
- Artist:
- Orient Express Moving Schnorers
- Style:
- Instrumental
- On album:
- K-022(a) (Mickey Katz Plays Music for Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs & Brisses)
- Track ID:
- 15040
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Instrumental
The Wedding Dance
- Composer:
- Katz, Mickey
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Novelty/Instrumental
Recordings
- On album:
- K-022(a) (Mickey Katz Plays Music for Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs & Brisses)
- Track ID:
- 15257
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Includes melody line of "Reb Dovidl", a kazatska, freylekhs.
- Style:
- Instrumental
- On album:
- B-062(a) (Don Byron plays the music of Mickey Katz)
- Track ID:
- 19677
- Composer:
- Katz, Mickey
- Clarinet:
- Byron, Don & Orch
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Includes melody line of "Reb Dovidl", a kazatska, freylekhs.
- On album:
- K-022(g) (Simcha Time Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings Bar Mitz..)
- Track ID:
- 22349
- Clarinet/Orchestra Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Emmanuel
- Trombone:
- Zentner, Sy
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Piano/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Bass:
- Breen, Larry
- Xylophone:
- Singer, Lewis
- Guitar:
- Bain, Bob
- Track comment:
- Recorded Nov 28, 1956
- Style:
- Includes melody line of "Reb Dovidl", a kazatska, freylekhs
Tico Tico (Parody)
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Zequina, Abreu
- Composer:
- Olivera, Aloysio
- Composer:
- Drake, Ervin M.
- Genre:
- Parody/Humor/Language Mixing/Yinglish
- Additional song notes:
- Composers not attributed per se, all listed for "Tico, Tico."
Recordings
- On album:
- K-022(e) (Mickey Katz / Cassette of Recordings From 78's)
- Track ID:
- 15327
- Artist:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- Senyor and senyoritas, shonyers and shnoryitos,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- From Victor 25-5083A
- On album:
- K-022(l
- Track ID:
- 31284
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Back-up:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Senors and Senoritas, shnorers and shnoreritas, bobenyu, zeydenyu….
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Spanish/Yiddish/English
Trombonik Tants — טאאָמבאָמלק טאַמץ
- Composer:
- Farber, Nat
- Composer:
- Katz, Mickey
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Novelty/Dialect
Recordings
- On album:
- S-068(a) (Shirim Klezmer Orchestra ...of angels and horseradish)
- Track ID:
- 15467
- Artist:
- Shirim Klezmer Orchestra
- Vocal:
- Waldoks, Moshe, Avi Hoffman, et al
- Language:
- Yinglish
- On album:
- G-029(b) (Joel Grey and the Kosher Jammers Mickey Katz Songs)
- Track ID:
- 15468
- Artist:
- Grey, Joel & Kosher Jammers
- First line:
- Oy, its yom tovdik, oy, zol zayn mit glik, oy, du trombonik.
- First line (Yinglish):
- אױ, איץ יום-טובֿדיק, אױ, זאָל זײַן מיט גליק, אױ, דו טראָמבאָניק,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
- On album:
- K-022(a) (Mickey Katz Plays Music for Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs & Brisses)
- Track ID:
- 15469
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Oy, its yom tovdik, oy, zol zayn mit glik, oy, du trombonik.
- First line (Yinglish):
- אױ, איץ יום-טובֿדיק, אױ, זאָל זײַן מיט גליק, אױ, דו טראָמבאָניק,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
- Style:
- Instrumental
- On album:
- B-062(a) (Don Byron plays the music of Mickey Katz)
- Track ID:
- 19667
- Artist:
- Don Byron Orchestra
- Vocal:
- Sklamberg, Lorin
- First line:
- Oy, its yom tovdik, oy, zol zayn mit glik, oy, du trombonik.
- First line (Yinglish):
- אױ, איץ יום-טובֿדיק, אױ, זאָל זײַן מיט גליק, אױ, דו טראָמבאָניק,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
- On album:
- K-022(g) (Simcha Time Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings Bar Mitz..)
- Track ID:
- 22350
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Vocal/Orchestra Leader/Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- Oy, its yom tovdik, oy, zol zayn mit glik, oy, du trombonik.
- First line (Yinglish):
- אױ, איץ יום-טובֿדיק, אױ, זאָל זײַן מיט גליק, אױ, דו טראָמבאָניק,
- Track comment:
- Recorded Jan 3, 1955
- Language:
- Yinglish
Tsatske Kazatske — צאַטסקע קאַזאַצקע
- Composer:
- Katz, Mickey
- Genre:
- Novelty
- Subject:
- Band Members/Klezmorim
Recordings
- On album:
- K-029(c) (A Touch of Klez! The Klezmer Conservatory Band)
- Track ID:
- 15488
- Artist:
- Klezmer Conservatory Band
- Author:
- Bressler, Judy
- Vocal:
- Bressler, Judy
- Artist:
- Netsky, Hankus
- First line:
- Every thing is hatske-tatske, lomir tantsn a kazatske,
- First line:
- עװרי טהינג איז האַצקע-טאַצקע, לאָמיר טאַנצן אַ קאַזאַצקע,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Introduces members of the band.
- Language:
- English/Yiddish/Yinglish
- On album:
- K-022(e) (Mickey Katz / Cassette of Recordings From 78's)
- Track ID:
- 15489
- Composer/Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Every thing is hatske-tatske, lomir tantsn a kazatske,
- First line:
- עװרי טהינג איז האַצקע-טאַצקע, לאָמיר טאַנצן אַ קאַזאַצקע,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Introduces members of the band. From Victor Record 25 5084 B
- Language:
- English/Yiddish/Yinglish
Tzoreador (Parody)
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Bizet, Georges
- Genre:
- Novelty/Parody/Humorous/Dialect
Vos Iz A Vayb (Parody) — װאָס אַיז אַ װײַב
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Author:
- Farber, Nat
- Genre:
- Novelty/Humor/Dialect
- Subject:
- Wife
Recording
- On album:
- K-022(c) (Mickey Katz Greatest Hits (Orig "Comin Round the Katzkills"))
- Track ID:
- 16703
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Recitation
Why Don't You Believe Me
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Douglas, Lew
- Composer:
- Rodde, Roy
- Composer:
- Laney, King
- Genre:
- Parody/Dialect/Humor/Yinglish
- Subject:
- Love/Trust
Recordings
- On album:
- K-022(e) (Mickey Katz / Cassette of Recordings From 78's)
- Track ID:
- 17000
- Artist:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- Why don't you believe me, its you I adore, for ever and ever
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- From Capital Record 2370
- On album:
- K-022(j) (Mish Mosh Mickey Katz)
- Track ID:
- 31210
- First line:
- Why don't you believe me, it's you I adore…
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Length:
- 3:05
Yiddish Mule Train
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Lange, Johnny
- Composer:
- Heath, Hy
- Composer:
- Glickman, Fred
- Genre:
- Humorous/Novelty/Parody/Dialect
- Song comment:
- Parody of "Mule Train"
Recordings
- On album:
- K-022(d) (The Hits of Mickey Katz and his Orchestra)
- Track ID:
- 17439
- Vocal/Orchestra Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Mule train, v'yo, mule train, oy, platsn zolstu,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
- On album:
- G-029(b) (Joel Grey and the Kosher Jammers Mickey Katz Songs)
- Track ID:
- 17440
- Author:
- Glickman / Lang / Heath
- Artist:
- Grey, Joel & Kosher Jammers
- First line:
- Mule train, tek'yo, mule train, platsn zolstu paskudnak,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- On album:
- K-022(f) (Mickey Katz the star of Broadway's Borshtcapades)
- Track ID:
- 21136
- Vocal/Orchesta Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Mule train, v'yo, mule train, oy, platsn zolstu,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
Yidish Square Dance — ייִדיש סקװער דאַנץ
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Katz, Mickey
- Genre:
- Novelty/Klezmer/Dialect/Humorous
Recordings
- On album:
- G-029(b) (Joel Grey and the Kosher Jammers Mickey Katz Songs)
- Track ID:
- 17489
- Author/Composer:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Grey, Joel & Kosher Jammers
- First line:
- Yidl mit fidl, berl mitn bas, kum shpilt a lidl, oyfn mitn..
- First line:
- ייִדל מיטן פֿידל, בערל מיטן באַס, קום שפּילט אַ לידל, אױפֿן מיטן...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish/English/Yinglish
- On album:
- K-022(g) (Simcha Time Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings Bar Mitz..)
- Track ID:
- 22356
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Orchestra Leader/Vocal/Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- Yidl mitn fidl, oy, yankl mitn bas, kumt shpilt a lidl,
- First line:
- ייִדל מיטן פֿידל, אױ יאַנקל מיטן באַס, קומט שפּילט אַ לידל,
- Track comment:
- Recorded circa 1966
- Language:
- Yiddish/English/Yinglish
Yosl Yosl (Parody) — יאָסל יאָסל (פּאַראָדי
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Casman, Nellie — קאַסמאַן, נעלי
- Genre:
- Parody/Humor?Novelty
- Subject:
- Bris
Recording
- On album:
- G-029(b) (Joel Grey and the Kosher Jammers Mickey Katz Songs)
- Track ID:
- 17857
- Vocal and Orchestra:
- Grey, Joel & Kosher Jammers
- First line:
- When I was eight days old they named me Yosl, o what a...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- From "Borscht Capades"
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Klezmer
Sin
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Hoven, George
- Genre:
- Parody/Humor/Yinglish
- Additional song notes:
- Parody of "It's No Sin"
Recordings
- On album:
- 017b (Katz, Mickey & Orch/ Herring Boats/ Sin)
- Track ID:
- 29259
- Orchestra Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- On album:
- K-022(l) (Katz Puts On The Dog)
- Track ID:
- 31288
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Back-up:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- You take away the breathe of knobl...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish/English
- Style:
- Theatre
Gehakte Mambo
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Farber, Nat
- Genre:
- Novelty/Dialect/Humorous
Heym Oyfn Range
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Traditional
- Genre:
- Parody/Dialect/Humor/Yinglish
- Subject:
- Home/Range/Wife/Cattle
Recording
- On album:
- 058k (Mickey Katz/ Heym Oyfn Range/ Yiddish Square Dance)
- Track ID:
- 30502
- Track comment:
- Parody of "Home on the Range"
- Language:
- Yiddish
Yiddish Square Dance
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Katz, Mickey
- Genre:
- Dialect/Pop/Humor
Recording
- On album:
- 058k (Mickey Katz/ Heym Oyfn Range/ Yiddish Square Dance)
- Track ID:
- 30503
Chinderella
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Genre:
- Humorous/Parody/Novelty
- Subject:
- Cinderella
Recording
- On album:
- K-022(i) (Katz Pajamas Mickey Katz)
- Track ID:
- 31177
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- Mani, mani years ago, in the little matza country of ma nishtano,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Engish
- Style:
- Recitation/American Yiddish inflection
Wild Bill Hickop
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Genre:
- Humorous/Parody/Novelty
- Subject:
- Wild Bill/Indians
Recording
- On album:
- K-022(i) (Katz Pajamas Mickey Katz)
- Track ID:
- 31178
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- Along time ago, way out in di west, di early settlers were aving tsuris mit di..
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Recitation/American Yiddish inflection
Moby Glick
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Genre:
- Humorous/Parody/Novelty
- Subject:
- Fisherman/Fish
Recordings
- On album:
- K-022(i) (Katz Pajamas Mickey Katz)
- Track ID:
- 40739
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- Ho, listen to the meyse bat a mazik of da sea, he sailed a ship called the...
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Recitation/American Yiddish Inflection
- On album:
- H-021(i)
- Track ID:
- 31179
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- Ho, listen to the meyse bat a mazik of da sea, he sailed a ship called the...
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Recitation/American Yiddish Inflection
Bagel Lox And The Tree Bears
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Genre:
- Humorous/Parody/Novelty
- Subject:
- Mother/Father/Daughter/Family/Goldilox
Recording
- On album:
- K-022(i) (Katz Pajamas Mickey Katz)
- Track ID:
- 31180
- Artist:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- Mani tsisons ago, little kiddies, der lived in a jungle, punkt outside of oboken
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Recitation/American Yiddish inflection
- Length:
- 3:16
Hansel And Gensel
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Genre:
- Humorous/Parody/Novelty
- Subject:
- Family
Recording
- On album:
- K-022(i) (Katz Pajamas Mickey Katz)
- Track ID:
- 31181
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- In de days dat used to vozit, der lived a family by da name of Khastskele Ritsh,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Recitation/American Yiddish Inflection
Little Red Rosenberg
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Genre:
- Humorous/Parody/Novelty
- Subject:
- Little Red Riding Hood
Recording
- On album:
- K-022(i) (Katz Pajamas Mickey Katz)
- Track ID:
- 31196
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- Once ne pan a time, there lived a kleyn meydele
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Recitation/American Yiddish inflection
Fancy Herringer
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Genre:
- Humorous/Novelty
- Subject:
- Gunfighter
Recording
- On album:
- K-022(i) (Katz Pajamas Mickey Katz)
- Track ID:
- 31197
- Artist:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- Oy, out west, dat's the place when men were men, Fancy Herringer was a bren,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Recitation/American Yiddish inflection
Yoshke And The Beanstalk
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Genre:
- Humorous/Parody/Novelty
- Subject:
- Jack And The Beanstalk
Recording
- On album:
- K-022(i) (Katz Pajamas Mickey Katz)
- Track ID:
- 31198
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- Along time ago, there lived in Scotland, an almone
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- English
- Style:
- Recitation/American Yiddish inflection
That's Morris (Parody)
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Waren, Harry
- Genre:
- Parody/Dialect/Humor/Yinglish
- Subject:
- Shnorer/Shlemiel/Nar/Fool
Recording
- On album:
- K-022(j) (Mish Mosh Mickey Katz)
- Track ID:
- 31206
- First line:
- On Pitkin Avenue in old Brooklyn, when boy meets girl…
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Dialect/Yiddish inflection
- Length:
- 2:33
Roiselle From Texas (Parody)
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- George, Don
- Genre:
- Parody/Dialect/Humor/Yinglish
- Subject:
- Texas/Girl
Recording
- On album:
- K-022(j) (Mish Mosh Mickey Katz)
- Track ID:
- 31207
- First line:
- She's the sweetest little tsatske that Texas ever knew…
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
- Style:
- Dialect/Yiddish Inflection
- Length:
- 2:34
Tweedle Dee
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Scott, Winfield
- Genre:
- Parody/Dialect/Humor/Yinglish
- Subject:
- Girl/Love
Recording
- On album:
- K-022(j) (Mish Mosh Mickey Katz)
- Track ID:
- 31208
- First line:
- Tweedlee tweedlee tweedlee dee, Sadie you're the girl for me…
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
- Style:
- Dialect/Yiddish Inflection
- Length:
- 2:49
You Belong To Me (Parody)
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- King, Pee Wee
- Composer:
- Stewart, Redd
- Composer:
- Price, Chilton
- Genre:
- Parody/Dialect/Humor/Yinglish
- Subject:
- Train/Travel/Love
Recording
- On album:
- K-022(j) (Mish Mosh Mickey Katz)
- Track ID:
- 31209
- First line:
- Take a choo-choo train to Casablanke, there you'll find a continental Yanke…
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Dialect/ Yiddish inflection
- Length:
- 3:23
I'm A Shlemiel Of Fortune
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Benjamin, Bennie
- Composer:
- Weiss, George
- Genre:
- Parody/Dialect/Humor/Yinglish
- Subject:
- Bad Luck/Shlemiel/Fool
- Additional song notes:
- Parody of "Wheel of Fortune"
Recording
- On album:
- K-022(j) (Mish Mosh Mickey Katz)
- Track ID:
- 31211
- First line:
- Thirty-one red! You loose!...I'm a schlemiel of fortune…
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
- Style:
- Dialect/ Yiddish Inflection
- Length:
- 2:39
Patcha-Me (Parody)
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Astore, Luigi
- Composer:
- Morbelli, Riccardo
- Composer:
- Stanley, Eddie
- Genre:
- Parody/Dialect/Humor/Yinglish
- Subject:
- Kiss
- Additional song notes:
- Parody of "Batcha-Me"
Recording
- On album:
- K-022(j) (Mish Mosh Mickey Katz)
- Track ID:
- 31213
- First line:
- I patcha-you, you patcha-me and everything goes mishige…
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Length:
- 2:27
That Pickle In The Window (Parody)
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Merrill, Bob
- Genre:
- Parody/Dialect/Humor/Yinglish/Double Entendre
- Subject:
- Pickle/Bad Food Mixes
- Additional song notes:
- Parody of "How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?"
Recording
- On album:
- K-022(j) (Mish Mosh Mickey Katz)
- Track ID:
- 31214
- First line:
- How much is that pickle in the window, the one that's on top of…
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
A Shmo Is A Shmo
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Brand, Oscar
- Genre:
- Parody/Dialect/Humor/Yinglish/Klezmer
- Subject:
- Shmo/Bus/Courting/Girls
Recording
- On album:
- K-022(j) (Mish Mosh Mickey Katz)
- Track ID:
- 31212
- First line:
- I gave her the oyg she was sitting on the bus…
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
- Style:
- Dialect/Yiddish Inflection
- Length:
- 2:24
Hey! Jealous Lover (Parody)
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Walker, Bee
- Composer:
- Twomey, Kay
- Composer:
- Cahn, Sammy
- Genre:
- Parody/Humor/Dialect/Yinglish
- Subject:
- Love/Jealousy
- Additional song notes:
- Based On "Hey! Jealous Lover" of Sinatra fame. Could not find credits per se for composers.
You're A Doity Dog
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Leiber, Jerry
- Composer:
- Stoller, Mike
- Genre:
- Parody/Humor/Yinglish
- Subject:
- Dog/Low Life/Playing around
- Additional song notes:
- Based on Elvis Presley hit "You Ain't Nothin' But A Hound Dog."
Recording
- On album:
- K-022(l) (Katz Puts On The Dog)
- Track ID:
- 31280
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Back-up:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- You ain't nothing but a doity dog, klugin' all the time…
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- English/ Yiddish
- Style:
- Rock and Roll/ Klezmer
Moscovitz Ramble
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Ory, Kid
- Composer:
- Gilbert, Ray
- Genre:
- Yinglish/Dialect
- Subject:
- Dance/Gaiety/Hot Band
- Additional song notes:
- Based on "Muskrat Ramble."
Recording
- On album:
- K-022(l) (Katz Puts On The Dog)
- Track ID:
- 31282
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Back-up:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Gib im a kik vi a…
- First line:
- גיב אים אַ קוק װי אַ...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish/English
- Style:
- Dixieland/Theatre
Feet Up, Pat Him On The Pipik
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Merrill, Bob
- Genre:
- Novely/Humor/Yinglish
- Subject:
- Fatherhood/Newborn/Son
- Additional song notes:
- Parody of "Feet Up (Pat Him on the Po-Po)"
Recording
- On album:
- K-022(l) (Katz Puts On The Dog)
- Track ID:
- 31285
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Back-up:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Feet up, pat him on the pipik, lets here him laugh…
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- English/Yiddish
- Style:
- Theatre/Klezmer
Shlepin' My Baby Back Home
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Turk, Roy
- Genre:
- Parody\Humor\Yinglish
- Subject:
- Overeating\Shlep
- Additional song notes:
- Parody of "Walkin' My Baby Back Home"
Recording
- On album:
- K-022(l) (Katz Puts On The Dog)
- Track ID:
- 31286
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Back-up:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Gee but it's great to be coming home shpeyt, shlepping my baby back home…
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Theatre\Klezmer
Nature Bokher
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Ahbez, Eden
- Genre:
- Parody\Humor\Yinglish
- Additional song notes:
- Parody of "Nature Boy"
Recording
- On album:
- K-022(l) (Katz Puts On The Dog)
- Track ID:
- 31287
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Back-up:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Iz geven a yunger, oy iz er geven fun hunger…
- First line:
- איז געװען אַ יונגער, אױ ער איז געװען פֿון הונגער…
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish/English
- Style:
- Theatre/Klezmer
Murietta Hot Springs
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Farber, Nat
- Genre:
- Parody/Humor/Yinglish
- Subject:
- Murietta/Hot Springs
Recording
- On album:
- K-022(l) (Katz Puts On The Dog)
- Track ID:
- 31290
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Back-Up:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- In New York there are the Ketskill mountains, Fallsburg and Ferndale keeps you…
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- English/Yiddish
- Style:
- Theater/Klezmer
Other tracks with this artist
Henzel Un Genzel (Parody)
- On album:
- K-022(e) (Mickey Katz / Cassette of Recordings From 78's)
- Track ID:
- 6418
- Artist:
- Katz, Mickey
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- From Victor 25-5091 B.
A High Class Wedding (Parody)
- On album:
- K-022(e) (Mickey Katz / Cassette of Recordings From 78's)
- Track ID:
- 274
- Artist:
- Katz, Mickey
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- From Victor 25-5091 A.
A Yidishe Mame — אַ ייִדישע מאַמע
- Also known as:
- Yiddishe Mame
- Author:
- Yellen, Jack
- Author:
- Pollack, Lou — פּאָלעק, לאָו
- Composer:
- Pollack, Lou — פּאָלעק, לאָו
- Composer:
- Yellen, Jack
- Genre:
- Memory/Family
- Subject:
- Mother/Constancy/Devotion/Immigration
- Origin:
- GYF 80/Alb F-024(e)/Alb K-007(b)/ Vinkov 5 301
- Transliteration:
- Alb F-042(a)/Alb L-048(a)/Alb H-006(a)/Alb K-007(b)/GYF 83/Al K-022(b)
- Translation:
- GYF 83/Alb I-013(a)/Alb H-006(a)/Alb R-009(b)/Alb K-059(d)/Vinkov 4 301
- Music:
- GYF 81/Gold Zem 310/Vinkov 5 301
- On album:
- K-022(b) (Sing Along With Mickele Mickey Katz and "Der Gantser Gang")
- Track ID:
- 720
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Conductor/Violin/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Artist:
- Der Ganser Gang
- Vocal:
- Drake, Marty
- Vocal:
- Mills, Shirley
- First line:
- A Yidishe mame, es gibt nit beser in der velt.
- First line (Yiddish):
- אַ ייִדישע מאַמע, עס גיבט ניט בעסער אין דער װעלט.
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
Chinatown (Parody)
- On album:
- K-022(e) (Mickey Katz / Cassette of Recordings From 78's)
- Track ID:
- 2767
- Artist:
- Katz, Mickey
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- From Capital Record 1419
Chloye (Parody)
- On album:
- K-022(e) (Mickey Katz / Cassette of Recordings From 78's)
- Track ID:
- 2768
- Artist:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- Chloye, chloye, krikh arop fun un day bet, di zeyt...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- From Victor 25-5083B
- Language:
- Yinglish
Di Grine Kuzine — די גרינע קוזינע
- Also known as:
- Kuzine (Di Grine Kuzine)
- Author:
- Leyzerovitz, Yakov — לײזעראָװיץ, יעקבֿ
- Composer:
- Schwartz, Abe — שװאַרץ, אײב
- Genre:
- Immigration/Lament
- Subject:
- Immigration/Poverty/Occupation/Milliner/Aging/Disillusion
- Origin:
- Mayzl 600/Alb Z-012(a)/Levin N 92
- Transliteration:
- Levin N 92/Alb B-007(c)/Alb Z-012(a)/Gottlieb 290/Alb B-095(b)
- Translation:
- Levin N 92/Alb Z-012(a)/Alb B-007(c)/Gottlieb 290/Alb B-095(b)/Alb M-068(a)04
- Music:
- Warem 45/Alb Z-012(a)/Levin N 92
- Additional song notes:
- See "My Little Cousin" for American swing version.
Lyrics claimed by Hyman Prizant and others. Text is by Leyzerovitz as credited by Meizel. See Max Rosenfeld's papers re respecting Leyzerovitz's loss of copyright lawsuit.
See Gottlieb p. 147.
See Ephemera 80 for singable English adapation by Edith Finell.
See also ephemera 1458 for tarnslit and translate
What's Not To Like 2017
- Related information in folder 408:
- Comments:
- 1. Letter from Shlomo Ben Israel in Yiddish Forverts of February 4, 1983 titled, "Interesante Faktn Vegn Y. Leyzerovitsh in zayn lid, Di Grine Kuzine".
2. 2. Original text with 8 verses
3. Transliteration and singable Yiddish translation by Edith Finell.
- On album:
- K-022(b) (Sing Along With Mickele Mickey Katz and "Der Gantser Gang")
- Track ID:
- 3577
- Artist:
- Der Ganser Gang
- Conductor/Violin/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Vocal:
- Mills, Shirley
- Vocal:
- Drake, Marty
- First line:
- S'iz tsu mir gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven...
- First line (Yiddish):
- ס'איז צו מיר געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
Dayenu — דינוּ
- Genre:
- Holiday/Haggadah/Passover/
- Subject:
- Sufficiency/Torah/Sabbath/Israel/Exodus/Egypt/Thankfullness
- Origin:
- Coopersmith NJS 54
- Transliteration:
- Coopersmith NJS 54/Alb K-022(b)/Alb R-001(a)/Schwartz 14
- Translation:
- Coopersmith NJS 54/Alb R-001(a)/Schwartz 14/Metro Album 13
- Music:
- Coopersmith NJS 54/Schwartz 14/Metro Album 13
- Related information in folder 696:
- Comments:
- 1. Soviet version, reflecting changes from the original text, from Anna Sternshis's book "Soviet and Kosher".
- On album:
- K-022(b) (Sing Along With Mickele Mickey Katz and "Der Gantser Gang")
- Track ID:
- 2918
- Artist:
- Der Ganser Gang
- Conductor/Violin/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Vocal:
- Mills, Shirley
- Vocal:
- Drake, Marty
- First line:
- Ilu notan, notan lonu, Notan lonu et hatoro, Toro tovo,..
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Hebrew
Feudin' and Fightin' (Parody)
- Composer:
- Dubin, A
- Genre:
- Novelty/Parody/Humorous/Dialect
- On album:
- K-022(c) (Mickey Katz Greatest Hits (Orig "Comin Round the Katzkills"))
- Track ID:
- 5175
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Vocal/Orchestra Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- Pappy, tu on di skikh un bahalt di shnaps. Here come di...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
Gehakte Mambo (Parody) — געהאַקטע מאַמבאָ
- On album:
- K-022(c) (Mickey Katz Greatest Hits (Orig "Comin Round the Katzkills"))
- Track ID:
- 5579
- Vocal/Orchestra Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Mambo, senoras! Mambo kapores! Mambo Tiauana! Mambo Laganev!
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
Home On The Range (Parody, Yid) — הײם אױפֿן רײנ"ג (פּאַראָגי, ייִדיש)
- On album:
- G-029(b) (Joel Grey and the Kosher Jammers Mickey Katz Songs)
- Track ID:
- 6720
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Grey, Joel & Kosher Jammers
- First line:
- Oy gib mir a heym, mit a vaybele sheyn, vu di sheps un di...
- First line:
- אױ גיב ניר אַ הײם, מיט אַ װײַבעלע שײן, װוּ די שעפּס און די...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Hava Nagila (Nathanson) — הבה נגילה
- Also known as:
- Kene Hora (Hava Nagila)
- Also known as:
- Living With the H Tune
- Author:
- Nathanson, Moshe
- Genre:
- Folk/Hora
- Subject:
- Dance/Celebration/Joy
- Song comment:
- See Page 130 for extended info on the song
- Origin:
- Coopersmith NJS 111/Nath 15/Alb S-033(a)/Alb Z-013(a)/Alb N-014(a)
- Transliteration:
- Alb N-014(a)/Coopersmith NJS 111/Alb N-014(b)/Alb S-033(a)/Alb K-007(a)
- Translation:
- Coopersmith NJS 111/Alb S-033(a)/Alb Z-013(a)/Alb N-014(b)/Alb B-032(a)
- Music:
- Coopersmith NJS 111/Nath 15/Pasternak BHN 130/Metro Scher 15
- Additional song notes:
- Originally Chassidic Sadigurer (Bukovina, Poland) nigun. Text -
claimed by Idelsohn, but text usually attributed to Moshe -
Nathanson. See Pasternak's "Beyond Hava Nagila" p 130: Nulman, p -
102.
- Related information in folder 832:
- Comments:
- 1. 10/26/2007 Article by Leah Hochbaum Rosner in English Forward, Oct. 26, 2007, titled "Singing 'Happy Birthday' to 'Hava Nagila' as Party Classic nears 100".
2. 8/28/2008 Article published on the internet as of August 28, 2008 by James Loeffler titled "Hava Nagila's Long, Strange Trip: The unlikely history of a Hasidic melody.
3. 7/20/212 Article from the Forward of July 20, 2012 by Renee Ghert-Zand titled "From Ukraine to You Tube: How 'Hava Nagila' Became a Global Hit"
4. 2/24/2017 Article from Wikipedia as of February 24, 2017 titled Hava Nagila
- On album:
- xK-022(a)
- Track ID:
- 7897
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Clarinet/Orchestra Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Farber, Nat
- First line:
- Hava nagila, venismekha. hava neranena, venismakha. Uru...
- First line:
- הבה נגילה ושׂמחה. הבה נרננה, ונשׂמחה. עורוּ אחים בּלב שׂמח.
- Track comment:
- Originally Sadgora (from Bukovina) melody - Nulman 102
Ikh Hob Dikh Tsu Fil Lib — איך האָב דיך צו פֿיל ליב
- Also known as:
- I Love You Much Too Much
- Author:
- Tauber, Chaim Shmuel (Shami) טױבער, חיים שמואל (שמאי)
- Composer:
- Olshanetsky, Alexander — אָלשאַנעצקי, אַלעקסאַנדער
- Genre:
- Theater/Lament
- Subject:
- Anger/Love/Rejection/Fool/Revenge
- Origin:
- Alb T-005(c)/Metro Scher 29
- Transliteration:
- Alb K-007(b)/Alb K-029(f)/Alb K-022(b)/Alb J-024(a)1/CD B-075(a)/CD F-042(a)/
- Translation:
- Alb K-022(b)/Alb T-015(c)/Alb K-029(f)/Alb J-025(a)1/CD B-075(a)/CD F-042(a)
- Music:
- SM Scher 2
- Additional song notes:
- I Love You Much To Much
Transliteration and translation in Ephemera 1552
From the play "Di Katerinshtshik" (The Organ Grinder), 1934/ See Heskes 2533
Translate - Alb P-038(a)
- Related information in folder 122:
- Document type:
- Email
- Author:
- Olshanetsky, Alexander
- Publisher:
- Friedman, RA
- Comments:
- Transliterated songtext from original sheet music.
Also, Yiddish text from Yiddish Forward , June 27,2003.
- On album:
- K-022(b) (Sing Along With Mickele Mickey Katz and "Der Gantser Gang")
- Track ID:
- 7162
- Artist:
- Der Ganser Gang
- Conductor/Violin/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Vocal:
- Mills, Shirley
- Vocal:
- Drake, Marty
- First line:
- Ikh hob dikh tsufil lib, tsu zayn oyf dir in kaas,
- First line:
- איך האָב דיך צו פֿיל ליב, צו זײַן אױף דיר אין כּעס,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- I love you much too much, You've never really known,
- Language:
- Yiddish/English
Hava Nagila (Nathanson) — הבה נגילה
- Also known as:
- Kene Hora (Hava Nagila)
- Also known as:
- Living With the H Tune
- Author:
- Nathanson, Moshe
- Genre:
- Folk/Hora
- Subject:
- Dance/Celebration/Joy
- Song comment:
- See Page 130 for extended info on the song
- Origin:
- Coopersmith NJS 111/Nath 15/Alb S-033(a)/Alb Z-013(a)/Alb N-014(a)
- Transliteration:
- Alb N-014(a)/Coopersmith NJS 111/Alb N-014(b)/Alb S-033(a)/Alb K-007(a)
- Translation:
- Coopersmith NJS 111/Alb S-033(a)/Alb Z-013(a)/Alb N-014(b)/Alb B-032(a)
- Music:
- Coopersmith NJS 111/Nath 15/Pasternak BHN 130/Metro Scher 15
- Additional song notes:
- Originally Chassidic Sadigurer (Bukovina, Poland) nigun. Text -
claimed by Idelsohn, but text usually attributed to Moshe -
Nathanson. See Pasternak's "Beyond Hava Nagila" p 130: Nulman, p -
102.
- Related information in folder 832:
- Comments:
- 1. 10/26/2007 Article by Leah Hochbaum Rosner in English Forward, Oct. 26, 2007, titled "Singing 'Happy Birthday' to 'Hava Nagila' as Party Classic nears 100".
2. 8/28/2008 Article published on the internet as of August 28, 2008 by James Loeffler titled "Hava Nagila's Long, Strange Trip: The unlikely history of a Hasidic melody.
3. 7/20/212 Article from the Forward of July 20, 2012 by Renee Ghert-Zand titled "From Ukraine to You Tube: How 'Hava Nagila' Became a Global Hit"
4. 2/24/2017 Article from Wikipedia as of February 24, 2017 titled Hava Nagila
- On album:
- K-022(b) (Sing Along With Mickele Mickey Katz and "Der Gantser Gang")
- Track ID:
- 6224
- Artist:
- Der Ganser Gang
- Conductor/Violin/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Vocal:
- Mills, Shirley
- Vocal:
- Drake, Marty
- First line:
- Hava nagila, venismekha. hava neranena, venismakha. Uru...
- First line (Hebrew):
- הבה נגילה ושׂמחה. הבה נרננה, ונשׂמחה. עורוּ אחים בּלב שׂמח.
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Hebrew
I'm An Old Cowhand (Parody)
- Composer:
- Mercer, Johnny
- Genre:
- Comedy/Parody/Humorous/Dialect
- On album:
- K-022(c) (Mickey Katz Greatest Hits (Orig "Comin Round the Katzkills"))
- Track ID:
- 7014
- Vocal/Orchestra Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Hi, Ho, Shemdrick! I'm an old cow hand, from Orchard and...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Heym Oyfn Reyng (Parody, Yid) — הײם אױפֿן רײנ"ג (פּאַראָגי, ייִדיש)
- On album:
- xG-029(b)
- Track ID:
- 6533
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Grey, Joel & Kosher Jammers
- First line:
- Oy gib mir a heym, mit a vaybele sheyn, vu di sheps un di...
- First line:
- אױ גיב ניר אַ הײם, מיט אַ װײַבעלע שײן, װוּ די שעפּס און די...
- Track comment:
- See "Home On The Range" "ג"רײנ אױפֿן "הײם
Hershele At The Burlesque
- On album:
- K-022(e) (Mickey Katz / Cassette of Recordings From 78's)
- Track ID:
- 6449
- Artist:
- Katz, Mickey
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- From Victor 25-5186 B.
Hershele At The Induction Center
- On album:
- K-022(e) (Mickey Katz / Cassette of Recordings From 78's)
- Track ID:
- 6450
- Artist:
- Katz, Mickey
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- From Victor 25-5186 A.
Hava Nagila (Nathanson) — הבה נגילה
- Also known as:
- Kene Hora (Hava Nagila)
- Also known as:
- Living With the H Tune
- Author:
- Nathanson, Moshe
- Genre:
- Folk/Hora
- Subject:
- Dance/Celebration/Joy
- Song comment:
- See Page 130 for extended info on the song
- Origin:
- Coopersmith NJS 111/Nath 15/Alb S-033(a)/Alb Z-013(a)/Alb N-014(a)
- Transliteration:
- Alb N-014(a)/Coopersmith NJS 111/Alb N-014(b)/Alb S-033(a)/Alb K-007(a)
- Translation:
- Coopersmith NJS 111/Alb S-033(a)/Alb Z-013(a)/Alb N-014(b)/Alb B-032(a)
- Music:
- Coopersmith NJS 111/Nath 15/Pasternak BHN 130/Metro Scher 15
- Additional song notes:
- Originally Chassidic Sadigurer (Bukovina, Poland) nigun. Text -
claimed by Idelsohn, but text usually attributed to Moshe -
Nathanson. See Pasternak's "Beyond Hava Nagila" p 130: Nulman, p -
102.
- Related information in folder 832:
- Comments:
- 1. 10/26/2007 Article by Leah Hochbaum Rosner in English Forward, Oct. 26, 2007, titled "Singing 'Happy Birthday' to 'Hava Nagila' as Party Classic nears 100".
2. 8/28/2008 Article published on the internet as of August 28, 2008 by James Loeffler titled "Hava Nagila's Long, Strange Trip: The unlikely history of a Hasidic melody.
3. 7/20/212 Article from the Forward of July 20, 2012 by Renee Ghert-Zand titled "From Ukraine to You Tube: How 'Hava Nagila' Became a Global Hit"
4. 2/24/2017 Article from Wikipedia as of February 24, 2017 titled Hava Nagila
- On album:
- K-022(a) (Mickey Katz Plays Music for Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs & Brisses)
- Track ID:
- 6276
- Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Arranger:
- Katz, Mickey
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Novelty arrangement of Hava Nagila/"Recorded under Keneh Hora"
- Style:
- Instrumental
Hermendels Kokh-A-Leyn (Parody)
- Composer:
- Ross, J.
- Genre:
- Novelty/Dialect/Parody
- On album:
- K-022(c) (Mickey Katz Greatest Hits (Orig "Comin Round the Katzkills"))
- Track ID:
- 6442
- Vocal/Orchestra Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- I know a ver' secluded joint, right near a place called...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
Anniversary Waltz — חתונה װאַלס
- Author:
- Tauber, Chaim Shmuel (Shami) טױבער, חיים שמואל (שמאי)
- Genre:
- Waltz/Love
- Subject:
- Wedding/Anniversary
- Song comment:
- Same melody as "Khasene Vals"- See entry #3271 in Heskes
- Transliteration:
- Alb F-048(a)
- Translation:
- K-022(b)/ Alb F-048(a)
- Additional song notes:
- See "Khasene Vals"
- On album:
- K-022(b) (Sing Along With Mickele Mickey Katz and "Der Gantser Gang")
- Track ID:
- 8128
- Artist:
- Der Ganser Gang
- Conductor/Violin/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Vocal:
- Mills, Shirley
- Vocal:
- Drake, Marty
- First line:
- O. how we danced on the night we were wed, We vowed our...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Saul Chapin credited as Author and Al Jolson as Composer
- Language:
- English
Manyana (Parody)
- On album:
- K-022(e) (Mickey Katz / Cassette of Recordings From 78's)
- Track ID:
- 9747
- Artist:
- Katz, Mickey
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- From Victor 25-5100 B.
Old Black Smidgick (Parody)
- Composer:
- Mercer, Johnny
- Genre:
- Novelty/Parody/Humorous/Dialect
- On album:
- K-022(c) (Mickey Katz Greatest Hits (Orig "Comin Round the Katzkills"))
- Track ID:
- 11424
- Vocal/Orchestra Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Oy, dat old black smidgick has me in its spell,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
Mickey Katz Medley
- Genre:
- Humorous
- On album:
- M-034(a) (The Mazeltones ODESSA, Washington)
- Track ID:
- 10418
- Composer:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mazeltones
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Medley of "Mazeltov Dances" and "Freylekh Jamboree".
Mekhaye War Dance (Parody)
- On album:
- K-022(e) (Mickey Katz / Cassette of Recordings From 78's)
- Track ID:
- 10192
- Artist:
- Katz, Mickey
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- From Victor 25-5095 B. Parody of "Hawaian War Chant"
Papirosn — פּאַפּיראָסן
- Also known as:
- A Kalte Nakht
- Also known as:
- A Kalte Nakht (Papirosn)
- Also known as:
- El Chiclerito
- Also known as:
- Freylekhe Yidelekh
- Also known as:
- Sigaryot
- Also known as:
- Kupite Papirosy
- Author:
- Yablakoff, Herman — יאַבלאַקאָף, הערמאַן
- Composer:
- Yablakoff, Herman — יאַבלאַקאָף, הערמאַן
- Genre:
- Theatre/Lament
- Subject:
- Occupation/Cigarette Seller/Misfortune/Family
- Origin:
- Levin N 90/GYF 16/Alb L-023(a)/ML PYS 267/Alb F-024(e)/Alb G-035(b)
- Transliteration:
- Levin N 90/Alb L-023(a)/Alb K-007(b)/GYF 19/Alb F-042(a)/Alb L-048(a)
- Translation:
- Alb G-013(c)/GYF 19/Alb B-046(a)/Alb L-023(a)/Alb F-036(a)/Alb A-036(a
- Music:
- Levin N 90/Estella 10/GYF 17/ML PYS 267
- Additional song notes:
- Cigarettes/Author was inspired to write song after seeing child peddlers during German occupation of Grodno in WWI. See liner notes Alb S-083(a)
Ephemera 1458: See 2016 program for translat and translit. Alb P-038(e) - translate
- On album:
- K-022(b) (Sing Along With Mickele Mickey Katz and "Der Gantser Gang")
- Track ID:
- 12071
- Artist:
- Der Ganser Gang
- Conductor/Violin/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Vocal:
- Mills, Shirley
- Vocal:
- Drake, Marty
- First line:
- A kalte nakht, a nebeldike finster umetum, shteyt a...
- First line (Yiddish):
- אַ קאַלטע נאַכט, אַ נעפלדיקע פֿינסטער אומעטום, שטײט אַ ייִנגעלע...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
Shalom (Milk And Honey)
- Author:
- Herman, Jerry
- Composer:
- Herman, Jerry
- Genre:
- Theatre
- Subject:
- Peace/Greeting/Language
- Song comment:
- From the musical "Milk & Honey", book by Don Appell
- Origin:
- Alb K-022(b)
- On album:
- K-022(b) (Sing Along With Mickele Mickey Katz and "Der Gantser Gang")
- Track ID:
- 13496
- Artist:
- Der Ganser Gang
- Conductor/Violin/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Vocal:
- Mills, Shirley
- Vocal:
- Drake, Marty
- First line:
- Shalom, shalom, you'll find shalom, The nicest greeting...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- From "Milk and Honey"
- Language:
- English
Sadir Dance (Parody)
- On album:
- K-022(e) (Mickey Katz / Cassette of Recordings From 78's)
- Track ID:
- 13213
- Artist:
- Katz, Mickey
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- From Victor 25-5095 A. Parody of "Sabre Dance"
Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Parody)
- Author:
- Russo, Dan
- Author:
- Erdman, Ernie
- Author:
- Kahn, Gus
- Author:
- Fio Rito, Ted
- Composer:
- Russo, Dan
- Composer:
- Erdman, Ernie
- Composer:
- Kahn, Gus
- Composer:
- Fio Rito, Ted
- Genre:
- Parody/Novelty/Dialect
- Subject:
- Train/Parting/Affection/Catskills
- On album:
- K-022(c) (Mickey Katz Greatest Hits (Orig "Comin Round the Katzkills"))
- Track ID:
- 15406
- Vocal/Orchestra Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Train leaving for Liberty, Monticello, Mt. Clemens,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
Toreador Song (Parody)
- On album:
- K-022(c) (Mickey Katz Greatest Hits (Orig "Comin Round the Katzkills"))
- Track ID:
- 15420
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Bizet, Georges
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Oy, mayn Meyer, du brenst a fayer, every time that you...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- See "Toreador Song (Parody)" - From the opera "Carmen"
- Language:
- Yinglish
Sheyn Vi Di Levone — שײן װי די לבֿנה
- Author:
- Tauber, Chaim Shmuel (Shami) טױבער, חיים שמואל (שמאי)
- Composer:
- Rumshinsky, Yosef — רומשינסקי, יאָסף
- Genre:
- Love/Pop
- Subject:
- Beauty/Moon/Stars/Confusion/Flustered
- Origin:
- GYF 36/Alb F-024(e)/Alb T-004(c)/Alb M-059(a)/Metro Scher 29
- Transliteration:
- Alb F-042(a)/Alb M-059(a)/Alb M-057(a)/Alb K-059(d)/Alb T-25(a)/Alb K-022(b)
- Translation:
- GYF 39/Alb T-025(a)/Alb K-059(d)/Alb B-076(a)/Alb M-059(a)/Alb K-081(a)
- Music:
- Warem 182/GYF 37/SM Scher 1
- Additional song notes:
- Also translated on CD B-076(a)
- On album:
- K-022(b) (Sing Along With Mickele Mickey Katz and "Der Gantser Gang")
- Track ID:
- 13701
- Artist:
- Der Ganser Gang
- Conductor/Violin/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Vocal:
- Mills, Shirley
- Vocal:
- Drake, Marty
- First line:
- Sheyn vi di levone, likhtik vi di shtern, fun himl a matone,
- First line (Yiddish):
- שײו װי די לבֿנה, ליכאיק װי די שטערן, פֿון הימל אַ מתּנה,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yiddish
St. Looey Blues (Parody)
- Composer:
- Handy, W. C.
- Genre:
- Parody/Novelty/Dialect
- On album:
- K-022(c) (Mickey Katz Greatest Hits (Orig "Comin Round the Katzkills"))
- Track ID:
- 14669
- Vocal/Orchestra Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Oh, I hate to see that evenen sun go down, Ikh glakh nit...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
The Little White Knish That Cried
- Composer:
- Ray, Johnny
- Genre:
- Novelty/Parody/Dialect/Humorous
- Subject:
- Delicatessen/Food
- On album:
- K-022(c) (Mickey Katz Greatest Hits (Orig "Comin Round the Katzkills"))
- Track ID:
- 15125
- Vocal/Orchestra Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Hia, I went a walking bay Moyshe's delicatessen,
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- Yinglish
Tickle Tickle (Parody, Tico Tico)
- On album:
- xG-029(b)
- Track ID:
- 15326
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Grey, Joel & Kosher Jammers
- First line:
- Senors un senoritas, shnorers un shnororitas, bobenues...
- Track comment:
- See "Tico, Tico, Parody"
Tico Tico (Parody, Tickle Tickle)
- On album:
- G-029(b) (Joel Grey and the Kosher Jammers Mickey Katz Songs)
- Track ID:
- 15328
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Grey, Joel & Kosher Jammers
- First line:
- Senors un senoritas, shnorers un shnororitas, bobenues...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Sholem Aleykhem (Goldfarb) — שלוֹם עליכם (גאָלדפֿאַרב)
- Also known as:
- Zay Gezunt (Zamberg)
- Author:
- Zanberg, Paul
- Composer:
- Tobias, Harry
- Composer:
- Goldfarb, Rabbi Israel
- Composer:
- Goldfarb, Samuel E.
- Genre:
- Hymn/Zmiros/Sabbath
- Subject:
- Angels/Peace/Sabbath
- Origin:
- Coopersmith NJS 78/Pasternak CH 68/Alb Y-003(a)/Zim 14/Goldfarb 3 84
- Transliteration:
- Zim 13/Alb M-030(a)/Boiberik 07/Alb J-030(a)/Goldfarb 1 173/Goldfarb 3 84
- Translation:
- Alb J-030(a)/Zim 14/Coopersmith 78/Boiberik 07/Pasternak CH 68
- Music:
- Coopersmith NJS 78/Zim 13/Pasternak CH 54/Goldfarb 1 173
- On album:
- K-022(b) (Sing Along With Mickele Mickey Katz and "Der Gantser Gang")
- Track ID:
- 17941
- Artist:
- Der Ganser Gang
- Conductor/Violin/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Vocal:
- Mills, Shirley
- Vocal:
- Drake, Marty
- First line:
- Zay Gezunt means "be healthy!" Zay Gezunt means "be well!"
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Language:
- English
Home On The Range (Parody, Yid) — הײם אױפֿן רײנ"ג (פּאַראָגי, ייִדיש)
- On album:
- B-062(a) (Don Byron plays the music of Mickey Katz)
- Track ID:
- 19662
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Performer:
- Byron, Don & Orch
- First line:
- Oy gib mir a heym, mit a vaybele sheyn, vu di sheps un di...
- First line:
- אױ גיב ניר אַ הײם, מיט אַ װײַבעלע שײן, װוּ די שעפּס און די...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Mekhaye War Dance (Parody)
- On album:
- B-062(a) (Don Byron plays the music of Mickey Katz)
- Track ID:
- 19674
- Author:
- Katz, Mickey
- Composer:
- Freed, Ralph & John Noble
- Vocal:
- Hoffman, Avi
- Artist:
- Don Byron Orchestra
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- Parody of Hawiian War Chant
Hilliard Medley No 1
- On album:
- H-031(a) (Memories Of My Father's House The Exciting Voice of Jack Hilliard — זכּרונות בּית אבּי)
- Track ID:
- 20817
- Artist:
- Hilliard, Jack
- Orchestra Conductor:
- Katz, Mickey
- Track comment:
- Great To Be Back/ Kidush/ Khad Gadyo/ Mo'oz Tsur/ Habeyn...
Great To Be Back (Eng, Medley)
- On album:
- H-031(a) (Memories Of My Father's House The Exciting Voice of Jack Hilliard — זכּרונות בּית אבּי)
- Track ID:
- 20818
- Author/Composer/Artist:
- Hilliard, Jack
- Orchestra Conductor:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- It's great to be back in Chicago, so nice to be back in...
- Track comment:
- Great To Be Back/ Kidush/ Khad Gadyo/ Mo'oz Tsur/ Habeyn...
Kiddush Medley
- Author:
- Goldfarb, Rabbi Israel
- Composer:
- Goldfarb, Rabbi Israel
- On album:
- H-031(a) (Memories Of My Father's House The Exciting Voice of Jack Hilliard — זכּרונות בּית אבּי)
- Track ID:
- 20819
- Vocal:
- Hilliard, Jack
- Orchestra Conductor:
- Katz, Mickey
- Track comment:
- Great To Be Back/ Kidush/ Khad Gadyo/ Mo'oz Tsur/ Hebeyn...
- Language:
- Hebrew
Khad Gadyo (Medley) — חד גדיא (מעדלי)
- Genre:
- Holiday/Passover/Peysekh
- Subject:
- Kid/Goat
- Translation:
- Vorbei 219
- On album:
- H-031(a) (Memories Of My Father's House The Exciting Voice of Jack Hilliard — זכּרונות בּית אבּי)
- Track ID:
- 20820
- Vocal:
- Hilliard, Jack
- Orchestra Conductor:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- Khad gadya, khad gadyo, dizan aba bisrey zuze, khad gadyo,
- First line (Aramaic):
- חד גדיא, חד גדיא, דזבּין אבּא בּתרי זוּזי, חד גדיא, חד גדיא,
- Track comment:
- Great To Be Back/ Kidush/ Khad Gadyo/ Mo'oz Tsur/ Hebeyn...
- Language:
- Aramaic
Mo'oz Tsur — מעוֹז צור
- Also known as:
- Mo'oz Tsur (Davidson)
- Also known as:
- Mo'oz Tsur (Shenker)
- Also known as:
- Mo'oz Tsur (Pinchik)
- Also known as:
- Rock Of Ages
- Composer:
- Davidson, Cantor Charles — דודסן, יחזקאל, חזן
- Composer:
- Pinchik, Cantor Pierre S.
- Composer:
- Shenker, Ben Tsion — שענקער, בּן־ציון
- Genre:
- Holiday/Khanike/Religious/Hymn
- Subject:
- Faith
- Origin:
- Coopersmith NJS 28/Alb S-104(a)/Coopersmith HCB 8
- Transliteration:
- Coopersmith NJS 28/Alb S-104(a)/Coopersmith HCB 8
- Translation:
- Coopersmith NJS 28/Alb B-026(b)/Vorbei 206/Alb S-104(a)/Coopersmith HCB 8
- Music:
- Coopersmith NJS 28//Coopersmith HCB 8
- Additional song notes:
- See Vorbei 206 for origins and history of the song.
- On album:
- H-031(a) (Memories Of My Father's House The Exciting Voice of Jack Hilliard — זכּרונות בּית אבּי)
- Track ID:
- 20821
- Vocal:
- Hilliard, Jack
- Orchestra Conductor:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- Mo'oz tsur yeshuosi, lekho no'a lesebeyakh, Tikon beys tfilosi
- First line (Hebrew):
- מעוֹז צוּר ישוּעתי, לך נאה לשׂבּח, תּכּוֹן בּית תּפלתי, ושם תּוֹדה נזבּח.
- Track comment:
- Great To Be Back/ Kidush/ Khad Gadyo/ Mo'oz Tsur/ Habeyn...
- Language:
- Hebrew
Zol Nokh Zayn Shabos — זאָל נאָך זײַן שבּת
- Also known as:
- Got Fun Avrom (Golub)
- Also known as:
- Bobenyu (Golub)
- Author:
- Roisenblat, Chaim — רױזענבלאַט, הײם
- Composer:
- Golub, Solomon — גאָלוב, סאָלאָמאָן
- Genre:
- Literary Origin
- Subject:
- Shabos/Havdola/Grandmother
- Origin:
- ML PYP 274/ML PYS 207/Alb F-024(e)/GYF 68/Alb G-044(a)Sh Sh 273/SM 183/Box 8
- Transliteration:
- Alb B-007(c)/GYF 71/Alb K-047(a)/ML PYS 207
- Translation:
- Alb B-007(c)/GYF 71/Alb K-047(a)/Alb G-044(a)Sh Sh 272
- Music:
- Golub Songs 24
- Additional song notes:
- Shabos Should Not Be Over
- Related information in folder 744:
- Comments:
- 1. See folder 743
- On album:
- H-031(a) (Memories Of My Father's House The Exciting Voice of Jack Hilliard — זכּרונות בּית אבּי)
- Track ID:
- 20822
- Vocal:
- Hilliard, Jack
- Orchestra Conductor:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- Habeyn yakir li ephraim, im yeled shaashuim,
- First line:
- הבּן יקיר לי אפרים אם ילד שׁעשׁעים כּי מדי דבּרי בּוֹ שכר...
- Track comment:
- Great To Be Back/ Kidush/ Khad Gadyo/ Mo'oz Tsur/ Habeyn...
Exodus With Shema (Medley)
- On album:
- H-031(a) (Memories Of My Father's House The Exciting Voice of Jack Hilliard — זכּרונות בּית אבּי)
- Track ID:
- 20823
- Author:
- Gold, Ernest
- Composer:
- Boone, Pat
- Artist:
- Hilliard, Jack
- Orchestra Conductor:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- Shema Yisroel, Adonay Elohenu, Adonay Ekhod.
- First line:
- שמע ישׂראל יהוֹה אלהינוּ יהוֹה אחד.
- Track comment:
- Great To Be Back/ Kidush/ Khad Gadyo/ Mo'oz Tsur/ Habeyn...
Hilliard Medley No 2
- On album:
- H-031(a) (Memories Of My Father's House The Exciting Voice of Jack Hilliard — זכּרונות בּית אבּי)
- Track ID:
- 20824
- Artist:
- Hilliard, Jack
- Orchestra Conductor:
- Katz, Mickey
- Track comment:
- Mayn Yidishe Meydele/ Mayn Shtetele Belz/ Sheyn Vi Di Levona
Mayn Yidishe Meydele — מײַן ייִדישע מײדעלע
- Author:
- Schorr, Anshel — שאָר, אַנשעל
- Composer:
- Secunda, Sholom — סעקונדאַ, שלום
- Genre:
- Theater
- Subject:
- Charm/Beauty/Love
- Origin:
- Kammen 25F 61
- Transliteration:
- Warem 132/Alb K-029(h)/Kammen 25F 12/Ephemera 399
- Translation:
- Alb G-013(c)/Alb K-029(h)/Ephemeral 399
- Music:
- Kammen 25F 61/ Warem 132
- Additional song notes:
- See Israeli and Jewish Song Hits for the Eb Alto Saxaphone Kammen Jaff Book Index M108.I82 1963, Page 5
From Yiddish Musical Titled "Mayn Yidishe Meydele," 1926
- Related information in folder 370:
- Document type:
- Article
- Author:
- Chana Mlotek
- Publisher:
- Yiddish Forward
- Date:
- 8/13/1999
- Comments:
- Backround and Yiddish text of Mayn Yidishe Meydele.
Also, transliteration and English adaptation by Judy Bressler.
- Related information in folder 1502:
- Comments:
- 1. Transliterated and translated text from the internet.
- On album:
- H-031(a) (Memories Of My Father's House The Exciting Voice of Jack Hilliard — זכּרונות בּית אבּי)
- Track ID:
- 20825
- Vocal:
- Hilliard, Jack
- Orchestra Conductor:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- Mayn Yidishe meydele, zi iz azoy sheyn, Mayn Yidishe...
- First line (Yiddish):
- מײַן ייִדישע מײדעלע, זי איז אַזױ שײן, מײַן ייִדישע מײדעלע, מיט...
- Language:
- Yiddish
Hava Nagila (Nathanson) — הבה נגילה
- Also known as:
- Kene Hora (Hava Nagila)
- Also known as:
- Living With the H Tune
- Author:
- Nathanson, Moshe
- Genre:
- Folk/Hora
- Subject:
- Dance/Celebration/Joy
- Song comment:
- See Page 130 for extended info on the song
- Origin:
- Coopersmith NJS 111/Nath 15/Alb S-033(a)/Alb Z-013(a)/Alb N-014(a)
- Transliteration:
- Alb N-014(a)/Coopersmith NJS 111/Alb N-014(b)/Alb S-033(a)/Alb K-007(a)
- Translation:
- Coopersmith NJS 111/Alb S-033(a)/Alb Z-013(a)/Alb N-014(b)/Alb B-032(a)
- Music:
- Coopersmith NJS 111/Nath 15/Pasternak BHN 130/Metro Scher 15
- Additional song notes:
- Originally Chassidic Sadigurer (Bukovina, Poland) nigun. Text -
claimed by Idelsohn, but text usually attributed to Moshe -
Nathanson. See Pasternak's "Beyond Hava Nagila" p 130: Nulman, p -
102.
- Related information in folder 832:
- Comments:
- 1. 10/26/2007 Article by Leah Hochbaum Rosner in English Forward, Oct. 26, 2007, titled "Singing 'Happy Birthday' to 'Hava Nagila' as Party Classic nears 100".
2. 8/28/2008 Article published on the internet as of August 28, 2008 by James Loeffler titled "Hava Nagila's Long, Strange Trip: The unlikely history of a Hasidic melody.
3. 7/20/212 Article from the Forward of July 20, 2012 by Renee Ghert-Zand titled "From Ukraine to You Tube: How 'Hava Nagila' Became a Global Hit"
4. 2/24/2017 Article from Wikipedia as of February 24, 2017 titled Hava Nagila
- On album:
- H-031(a) (Memories Of My Father's House The Exciting Voice of Jack Hilliard — זכּרונות בּית אבּי)
- Track ID:
- 20828
- Vocal:
- Hilliard, Jack
- Orchestra Conductor:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- From across the sea, I hear this melody, singing tenderly,
- First line:
- הבה נגילה ושׂמחה. הבה נרננה, ונשׂמחה. עורוּ אחים בּלב שׂמח.
- Track comment:
- Recorded under "Dance Everyone Dance"
- Language:
- English/Hebrew
Dance Everyone Dance (Hava Nagila) — הבה נגילה (ענגליש, עבֿרית)
- On album:
- xH-031(a)
- Track ID:
- 20829
- Author:
- Nathanson, Moshe (attributed)
- Artist:
- Hilliard, Jack
- Orchestra Conductor:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- From across the sea, I hear this melody, singing tenderly,
- First line (English):
- הבה נגילה ושׂמחה. הבה נרננה, ונשׂמחה. עורוּ אחים בּלב שׂמח.
- Track comment:
- Recorded under "Dance Everyone Dance"
- Language:
- English
Hilliard Medley No 3
- On album:
- H-031(a) (Memories Of My Father's House The Exciting Voice of Jack Hilliard — זכּרונות בּית אבּי)
- Track ID:
- 20830
- Artist:
- Hilliard, Jack
- Orchestra Conductor:
- Katz, Mickey
- Track comment:
- Uscadare-Soshee/ Yidish Redt Zikh Azoy Sheyn
Hello How Do You Do (Eng)
- On album:
- H-031(a) (Memories Of My Father's House The Exciting Voice of Jack Hilliard — זכּרונות בּית אבּי)
- Track ID:
- 20831
- Author/Composer/Artist:
- Hilliard, Jack
- Orchestra Conductor:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- Hello, how do ya do, you know, my trips around the world...
- Track comment:
- Uscadare-Soshee/ Yidish Redt Zikh Azoy Sheyn
You Got To Have A Little Mazl — אַז מע האָט אַ ביסל מזל
- Also known as:
- A Mensh Darf Hobn Mazl
- Author:
- Beekman, Jack
- Author:
- Wayne, Artie
- Composer:
- Fuld, Leo — פֿולד, לעאָ
- Genre:
- Pop/Swing/Scat
- Subject:
- Luck/Fate/Money/Possessions/World
- Origin:
- Alb K-026(k)2
- Transliteration:
- Alb K-026(k)2
- Translation:
- Alb K-026(k)2
- Additional song notes:
- Yiddish - English
- On album:
- H-031(a) (Memories Of My Father's House The Exciting Voice of Jack Hilliard — זכּרונות בּית אבּי)
- Track ID:
- 20832
- Artist:
- Hilliard, Jack
- Orchestra Conductor:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- You gotta have a little mazl, cause mazl means good luck, .
- Track comment:
- Uscadare-Soshee/ Yidish Redt Zikh Azoy Sheyn
- Language:
- English
Uscadare Soshee (Eng, Russian)
- On album:
- H-031(a) (Memories Of My Father's House The Exciting Voice of Jack Hilliard — זכּרונות בּית אבּי)
- Track ID:
- 20833
- Artist:
- Hilliard, Jack
- Orchestra Conductor:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- And if you want a song to thrill you with romance right, .
- Track comment:
- Uscadare-Soshee/ Yidish Redt Zikh Azoy Sheyn
Yiddish Redt Zikh Azoy Sheyn — ייִדיש רעדט זיך אַזױ שיין
- Also known as:
- Yiddish Yiddish
- Author:
- Lillian, Isadore — ליליאַן, איסאַדאָר
- Composer:
- Rauch, Maurice — ראַוך, משה
- Genre:
- Theatre/Language
- Subject:
- Yiddish/Language
- Origin:
- Rauch 117/Alb K-068(d)/Alb N-026(a)
- Transliteration:
- Rauch 117/Alb K-068(d)/Alb N-026(a)
- Translation:
- Alb K-068(d)/Rauch 117/N-026(a)
- Music:
- Rauch 114
- Additional song notes:
- Yiddish speech sounds so beautiful…
- On album:
- H-031(a) (Memories Of My Father's House The Exciting Voice of Jack Hilliard — זכּרונות בּית אבּי)
- Track ID:
- 20834
- Vocal:
- Hilliard, Jack
- Orchestra Conductor:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- Vayl yidish iz dokh azoy sheyn, yidish iz dokh mule kheyn,
- First line:
- װײל ייִדיש איז דאָך אַזױ שײן, ייִדיש איז דאָך מלא חן,
- Track comment:
- Uscadare-Soshee/ Yidish Redt Azoy Sheyn
Ikh Hob Dikh Tsu Fil Lib — איך האָב דיך צו פֿיל ליב
- Also known as:
- I Love You Much Too Much
- Author:
- Tauber, Chaim Shmuel (Shami) טױבער, חיים שמואל (שמאי)
- Composer:
- Olshanetsky, Alexander — אָלשאַנעצקי, אַלעקסאַנדער
- Genre:
- Theater/Lament
- Subject:
- Anger/Love/Rejection/Fool/Revenge
- Origin:
- Alb T-005(c)/Metro Scher 29
- Transliteration:
- Alb K-007(b)/Alb K-029(f)/Alb K-022(b)/Alb J-024(a)1/CD B-075(a)/CD F-042(a)/
- Translation:
- Alb K-022(b)/Alb T-015(c)/Alb K-029(f)/Alb J-025(a)1/CD B-075(a)/CD F-042(a)
- Music:
- SM Scher 2
- Additional song notes:
- I Love You Much To Much
Transliteration and translation in Ephemera 1552
From the play "Di Katerinshtshik" (The Organ Grinder), 1934/ See Heskes 2533
Translate - Alb P-038(a)
- Related information in folder 122:
- Document type:
- Email
- Author:
- Olshanetsky, Alexander
- Publisher:
- Friedman, RA
- Comments:
- Transliterated songtext from original sheet music.
Also, Yiddish text from Yiddish Forward , June 27,2003.
- On album:
- H-031(a) (Memories Of My Father's House The Exciting Voice of Jack Hilliard — זכּרונות בּית אבּי)
- Track ID:
- 20835
- Vocal:
- Hilliard, Jack
- Orchestra Conductor:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- I love you much too much, I've known it from the start,
- First line:
- איך האָב דיך צו פֿיל ליב, איך טראַג אױף דיר קײן האַס,
- Track comment:
- Recorded under title "I Love You Much Too Much".
- Language:
- Yiddish/English
Milk And Honey Medley (Eng)
- On album:
- H-031(a) (Memories Of My Father's House The Exciting Voice of Jack Hilliard — זכּרונות בּית אבּי)
- Track ID:
- 20836
- Author/Composer:
- Herman, Jerry
- Artist:
- Hilliard, Jack
- Orchestra Conductor:
- Katz, Mickey
- Track comment:
- Milk & Honey/ Shalom/ Mazl Tov
Milk And Honey (Eng, Medley)
- On album:
- H-031(a) (Memories Of My Father's House The Exciting Voice of Jack Hilliard — זכּרונות בּית אבּי)
- Track ID:
- 20837
- Author/Composer:
- Herman, Jerry
- Artist:
- Hilliard, Jack
- Orchestra Conductor:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- This is the land of milk and honey, this is the land of...
- Track comment:
- Milk & Honey/ Shalom/ Mazl Tov
Shalom (Milk And Honey, Eng, Med)
- On album:
- H-031(a) (Memories Of My Father's House The Exciting Voice of Jack Hilliard — זכּרונות בּית אבּי)
- Track ID:
- 20838
- Author/Composer:
- Herman, Jerry
- Artist:
- Hilliard, Jack
- Orchestra Conductor:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- Shalom, shalom, you'll find shalom the nicest greeting you..
- Track comment:
- Milk & Honey/ Shalom/ Mazl Tov
- Language:
- English
Mazl Tov (Milk And Honey, Eng Med)
- On album:
- H-031(a) (Memories Of My Father's House The Exciting Voice of Jack Hilliard — זכּרונות בּית אבּי)
- Track ID:
- 20839
- Author/Composer:
- Herman, Jerry
- Artist:
- Hilliard, Jack
- Orchestra Conductor:
- Katz, Mickey
- First line:
- Just sing, sing a song of mazl tov, keep mazl at your side,
- Track comment:
- Milk & Honey/ Shalom/ Mazl Tov
Bagel Call Rag
- Additional song notes:
- See "Beygle Call Rag"
- On album:
- K-022(f) (Mickey Katz the star of Broadway's Borshtcapades)
- Track ID:
- 21130
- Vocal/Orchesta Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- First line:
- Rag mop, where's the kop? Ho ha, raz mataz, have some lox...
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Track comment:
- From Capital Record 1824 Introducting Band Memebers
- Language:
- Yinglish
Bar Mitzvah Special
- Composer:
- Singer, Lewis
- Composer:
- Farber, Nat
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Novelty
- On album:
- K-022(g) (Simcha Time Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings Bar Mitz..)
- Track ID:
- 22339
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Arrranger/Possibly Conductor:
- Farber, Nat
- Trombone:
- Diner, Harold
- French Horn:
- DeRosa, Vince
- Woodwind:
- Jacob, Jules
- Woodwind:
- Bercov, Morris
- Woodwind:
- Howard, Terry
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Piano:
- Sherman, Ray
- Bass:
- Gaines, Earl
- Drums:
- Singer, Lewis
- Track comment:
- Recorded Aug 25, 1964
- Style:
- Instrumental
Bereles Sher — בערעלעס שער
- Composer:
- Gill, Benny
- Composer:
- Farber, Nat
- Genre:
- Klezmer/Novelty/Instrumental
- On album:
- K-022(g) (Simcha Time Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings Bar Mitz..)
- Track ID:
- 22340
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Bass:
- Breen, Larry
- Piano/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Trombone:
- Zentner, Sy
- Clarinet/Orchestra Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Emmanuel
- Trumpet:
- Ellman, Ziggy
- Style:
- Instrumental/Klezmer/Sher
Hava Nagila (Nathanson) — הבה נגילה
- Also known as:
- Kene Hora (Hava Nagila)
- Also known as:
- Living With the H Tune
- Author:
- Nathanson, Moshe
- Genre:
- Folk/Hora
- Subject:
- Dance/Celebration/Joy
- Song comment:
- See Page 130 for extended info on the song
- Origin:
- Coopersmith NJS 111/Nath 15/Alb S-033(a)/Alb Z-013(a)/Alb N-014(a)
- Transliteration:
- Alb N-014(a)/Coopersmith NJS 111/Alb N-014(b)/Alb S-033(a)/Alb K-007(a)
- Translation:
- Coopersmith NJS 111/Alb S-033(a)/Alb Z-013(a)/Alb N-014(b)/Alb B-032(a)
- Music:
- Coopersmith NJS 111/Nath 15/Pasternak BHN 130/Metro Scher 15
- Additional song notes:
- Originally Chassidic Sadigurer (Bukovina, Poland) nigun. Text -
claimed by Idelsohn, but text usually attributed to Moshe -
Nathanson. See Pasternak's "Beyond Hava Nagila" p 130: Nulman, p -
102.
- Related information in folder 832:
- Comments:
- 1. 10/26/2007 Article by Leah Hochbaum Rosner in English Forward, Oct. 26, 2007, titled "Singing 'Happy Birthday' to 'Hava Nagila' as Party Classic nears 100".
2. 8/28/2008 Article published on the internet as of August 28, 2008 by James Loeffler titled "Hava Nagila's Long, Strange Trip: The unlikely history of a Hasidic melody.
3. 7/20/212 Article from the Forward of July 20, 2012 by Renee Ghert-Zand titled "From Ukraine to You Tube: How 'Hava Nagila' Became a Global Hit"
4. 2/24/2017 Article from Wikipedia as of February 24, 2017 titled Hava Nagila
- On album:
- K-022(g) (Simcha Time Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings Bar Mitz..)
- Track ID:
- 22343
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Emmanuel
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Clarinet/Orchestra Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Trombone:
- Zentner, Sy
- Piano/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Bass:
- Breen, Larry
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Trumpet:
- Ellman, Ziggy
- Track comment:
- Recorded Jan 19, 1953
- Style:
- Instrumental/Novelty
Simcha Time
- Author:
- Unknown
- Composer:
- Unknown
- Genre:
- Novelty/Dialect/
- Subject:
- Food/Wedding/Family/Celebration/Klezmer
- On album:
- K-022(g) (Simcha Time Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings Bar Mitz..)
- Track ID:
- 22351
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Arranger/Orchestra Leader (possibly):
- Farber, Nat
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Emmanuel
- Trumpet:
- Diner, Harold
- French Horn:
- DeRosa, Vince
- Woodwinds:
- Webb, Champ
- Woodwinds:
- Bercov, Morris
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Piano:
- Sherman, Ray
- Bass:
- Gaines, Earl
- Drums:
- Singer, Lewis
- First line:
- Come on, one and all, let's be freylekh, let us have a ball,
- Track comment:
- Recorded Sep 30, 1964
- Language:
- Yinglish
Wedding Samba
- Author:
- Ellstein, Abe — עלשטײַן, אײב
- Author:
- Liebowitz, Joseph
- Author:
- Small, Allan
- Composer:
- Ellstein, Abe — עלשטײַן, אײב
- Composer:
- Liebowitz, Joseph
- Composer:
- Smulewitz, Solomon — שמוליװטש, שלמה
- Genre:
- Dance/Samba/Latin
- Subject:
- Wedding/Marriage/Place/Rio Grande
- Additional song notes:
- See Gottlieb 147-48 for relationship between "I Met A Girl", "The Wedding Samba", "I Fell Like I'm Not Out Of Bed Yet", "If I Were A Rich Man" - See also "Der Nayer Sher"
See Heskes 3368
- Related information in folder 485:
- Document type:
- Lyrics
- Author:
- Internet
- Publisher:
- International Lyrics Playground
- Comments:
- Lyrics -- "Wedding Samba erroneously credited to Edmund Ros
- On album:
- K-022(g) (Simcha Time Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings Bar Mitz..)
- Track ID:
- 22352
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Arranger Orchestral Version:
- Small, Allan
- English Lyrics:
- Liebowitz, Joseph
- Orchestra Leader/Vocal/Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Piano/Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Rafael Mendez
- Trombone:
- Zentner, Sy
- Bass:
- Breen, Larry
- First line:
- The wedding is over, good luck, the bride, she's happy...
- Track comment:
- Originally Recorded Dec 20, 1950
- Language:
- English
Beygelekh — בײגעלעך
- Also known as:
- Bublitshki
- Also known as:
- Question
- Composer:
- Traditional
- Genre:
- Folk/Lament
- Subject:
- Bagels/Rolls/Street Vendor/Occupation/Poverty
- Origin:
- Alb G-035(b)/Alb B-007(c)/Moskow SM 61
- Transliteration:
- Alb K-007(b)/Alb B-007(c)/Moskow SM 61
- Translation:
- Alb B-007(c)/
- Music:
- Moskow SM 61
- On album:
- K-022(g) (Simcha Time Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings Bar Mitz..)
- Track ID:
- 22354
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Arranger/Possibly Conductor:
- Farber, Nat
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Emmanuel
- Trombone:
- Diner, Harold
- French Horn:
- DeRosa, Vince
- Woodwind:
- Jacob, Jules
- Woodwind:
- Bercov, Morris
- Woodwind:
- Howard, Terry
- Piano:
- Sherman, Ray
- Bass:
- Gaines, Earl
- Drums:
- Singer, Lewis
- Violin:
- Raderman, Lou
- Track comment:
- Recorded Nov 24, 1964
- Style:
- Instrumental
Fountainbleu Freylekh
- Composer:
- Unknown
- Genre:
- Novelty/Instrumental
- On album:
- K-022(g) (Simcha Time Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings Bar Mitz..)
- Track ID:
- 22355
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Orchestra Leader/Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Style:
- Klezmer/Instrumental
Sunrise Sunset (Fiddler, Yiddish) — טאָג אײַן טאָג אויס
- Author:
- Harnick, Sheldon
- Composer:
- Bock, Jerry
- Genre:
- Theater/Musical
- Subject:
- Wedding/Bride/Daughter/Time/Father/Emotions/Blessing
- On album:
- K-022(g) (Simcha Time Mickey Katz Plays Music For Weddings Bar Mitz..)
- Track ID:
- 22358
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Clarinet/Orchestra Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Style:
- Instrumental/Klezmer
- Length:
- 1:48
Tweedlee Dee
- Author:
- Scott, Winfield
- Composer:
- Scott, Winfield
- On album:
- 058c (Mickey Katz/ Dovid Krockett/ Tweedlee Dee)
- Track ID:
- 30487
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
- Vocal/Orchestra Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
Darktown Strutters Ball
- On album:
- H-041(a) (Hello, Solly)
- Track ID:
- 31247
- Vocal:
- Katz, Mickey
- Musical Director:
- Hausman, Al
- First line:
- Ikh vel kim(en) far dir in a taxi Khane…
- First line:
- איך װעל קים(ען) פֿאַר דיר אין אַ טאַכי האָנע...
- Language:
- English/Yiddish
- Style:
- Swing/Jazz
Sunrise Sunset (Fiddler, Yiddish) — טאָג אײַן טאָג אויס
- Author:
- Harnick, Sheldon
- Composer:
- Bock, Jerry
- Genre:
- Theater/Musical
- Subject:
- Wedding/Bride/Daughter/Time/Father/Emotions/Blessing
- On album:
- H-041(a) (Hello, Solly)
- Track ID:
- 31248
- Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Musical Director:
- Hausman, Al
- Style:
- Klezmer/Instrumental
Chiny Town
- On album:
- 017a (Katz, Mickey & Orch/ Gehakte Mambo/ Chiny Town)
- Track ID:
- 29257
- Orchestra Leader:
- Katz, Mickey
- Artist:
- Mickey Katz Orchestra
Sabbath Prayer
- Author:
- Harnick, Sheldon
- Composer:
- Bock, Jerry
- Genre:
- Theater
- Subject:
- Sabbath/Faith/Daughters/Prayer//Ruth/Esther/Shield/God
- Origin:
- Ephemera 1614
- Additional song notes:
- From "Fiddler on the Roof
- Related information in folder 1614:
- Comments:
- 1 2/27/2018 Lyrics to Sabbath Prayer from "Fiddler" entered in ephemera on February 27, 2018
- On album:
- K-022(m) (Mickey Katz Fiddler On The Roof)
- Track ID:
- 31303
- Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Manny
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Woodwinds:
- Bercov, Morris
- Trombone:
- Shepard, Thomas
- Piano:
- Sherman, Ray
- Bass:
- Rubin, Meyer
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Percussion:
- Flynn, Frank
- Percussion:
- Bunker, Larry
- Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Klezmer/Theatre
- Length:
- 2:33
If I Were A Rich Man
- Author:
- Harnick, Sheldon
- Composer:
- Bock, Jerry
- Genre:
- Theater
- Subject:
- Wealth/Poverty/House/Livestock/Wife/Servants/Importance/
- Additional song notes:
- From "Fiddler On the Roof" See Gottlieb 147-48 for relationship between "I Met A Girl", "The Wedding Samba", "I Fell Like I'm Not Out Of Bed Yet", "If I Were A Rich Man"
- On album:
- K-022(m) (Mickey Katz Fiddler On The Roof)
- Track ID:
- 31304
- Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Manny
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Woodwinds:
- Bercov, Morris
- Trombone:
- Shepard, Thomas
- Piano:
- Sherman, Ray
- Bass:
- Rubin, Meyer
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Percussion:
- Flynn, Frank
- Percussion:
- Bunker, Larry
- Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Instrumental/Klezmer/Theatre
- Length:
- 2:52
Reb Dovidl — רבּ דודל
- Also known as:
- A Yidisher Tants
- Also known as:
- Ma Yofus
- Also known as:
- Nign G Moll
- Also known as:
- Hariklaki Mou
- Author:
- Fuchs, F. — פֿוקס, ל
- Genre:
- Khasidic
- Subject:
- Rebe/Place/Tolne/Vasilkovne/Khasidim/Torah
- Origin:
- Alb J-034(a)
- Transliteration:
- Alb J-034(a)
- Translation:
- Alb P-002(b)/Alb J-034(a)
- Additional song notes:
- Same Melody as "Lomir Heysn Freylekh Zayn/ Yoshke Yoshke" Text credited to L. Fuchs on liner notes of Alb J-034(a) and to I. Fuchs on liner notes of B-068(a).
- On album:
- H-041(a) (Hello, Solly)
- Track ID:
- 31249
- Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Musical Director:
- Hausman, Al
- Style:
- Klezmer
Now I Have Everything (Instrumental)
- Composer:
- Bock, Jerry
- On album:
- K-022(m) (Mickey Katz Fiddler On The Roof)
- Track ID:
- 31305
- Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Manny
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Woodwinds:
- Bercov, Morris
- Trombone:
- Shepard, Thomas
- Piano:
- Sherman, Ray
- Bass:
- Rubin, Meyer
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Percussion:
- Flynn, Frank
- Percussion:
- Bunker, Larry
- Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Klezmer/Theatre
- Length:
- 2:15
Far From The Home I Love (Instrumental)
- Composer:
- Bock, Jerry
- On album:
- K-022(m) (Mickey Katz Fiddler On The Roof)
- Track ID:
- 31306
- Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Manny
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Woodwinds:
- Bercov, Morris
- Trombone:
- Shepard, Thomas
- Piano:
- Sherman, Ray
- Bass:
- Rubin, Meyer
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Percussion:
- Flynn, Frank
- Percussion:
- Bunker, Larry
- Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Klezmer/Theatre
Katz, Mickey, Stories 2
- Genre:
- Humor, Jewish
- Subject:
- Senior Citizens/Catholicism/Language
- On album:
- H-041(a) (Hello, Solly)
- Track ID:
- 31264
- Storyteller:
- Katz, Mickey
- Language:
- English
Katz, Mickey, Stories 1
- Genre:
- Humor, Jewish
- Subject:
- Judaism/Hunchback/Catholic Priest
- On album:
- H-041(a) (Hello, Solly)
- Track ID:
- 31265
- Storyteller:
- Katz, Mickey
- Language:
- English
Matchmaker, Matchmaker (Instrumental)
- Author:
- Harnick, Sheldon
- Composer:
- Bock, Jerry
- On album:
- K-022(m) (Mickey Katz Fiddler On The Roof)
- Track ID:
- 31311
- Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Manny
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Woodwinds:
- Bercov, Morris
- Trombone:
- Shepard, Thomas
- Piano:
- Sherman, Ray
- Bass:
- Rubin, Meyer
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Percussion:
- Flynn, Frank
- Percussion:
- Bunker, Larry
- Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Klezmer/Theatre
- Length:
- 2:35
Di Grine Kuzine — די גרינע קוזינע
- Also known as:
- Kuzine (Di Grine Kuzine)
- Author:
- Leyzerovitz, Yakov — לײזעראָװיץ, יעקבֿ
- Composer:
- Schwartz, Abe — שװאַרץ, אײב
- Genre:
- Immigration/Lament
- Subject:
- Immigration/Poverty/Occupation/Milliner/Aging/Disillusion
- Origin:
- Mayzl 600/Alb Z-012(a)/Levin N 92
- Transliteration:
- Levin N 92/Alb B-007(c)/Alb Z-012(a)/Gottlieb 290/Alb B-095(b)
- Translation:
- Levin N 92/Alb Z-012(a)/Alb B-007(c)/Gottlieb 290/Alb B-095(b)/Alb M-068(a)04
- Music:
- Warem 45/Alb Z-012(a)/Levin N 92
- Additional song notes:
- See "My Little Cousin" for American swing version.
Lyrics claimed by Hyman Prizant and others. Text is by Leyzerovitz as credited by Meizel. See Max Rosenfeld's papers re respecting Leyzerovitz's loss of copyright lawsuit.
See Gottlieb p. 147.
See Ephemera 80 for singable English adapation by Edith Finell.
See also ephemera 1458 for tarnslit and translate
What's Not To Like 2017
- Related information in folder 408:
- Comments:
- 1. Letter from Shlomo Ben Israel in Yiddish Forverts of February 4, 1983 titled, "Interesante Faktn Vegn Y. Leyzerovitsh in zayn lid, Di Grine Kuzine".
2. 2. Original text with 8 verses
3. Transliteration and singable Yiddish translation by Edith Finell.
- On album:
- H-041(a) (Hello, Solly)
- Track ID:
- 31258
- Vocal/ Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Musical Director:
- Hausman, Al
- First line:
- Tsu mir iz gekumen a kuzine, sheyn vi gold iz zi geven…
- First line (Yiddish):
- צו מיר איז געקומען אַ קוזינע, שײן װי גאָלד איז זי געװען…
- Language:
- Yiddish
- Style:
- Theatre/Klezmer
Heb-Bop
- Genre:
- Klezmer Medley/ Wedding
- On album:
- H-041(a) (Hello, Solly)
- Track ID:
- 31259
- Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Musical Director:
- Hausman, Al
- Style:
- Klezmer
Anatevke (Instrumental)
- Composer:
- Bock, Jerry
- On album:
- K-022(m) (Mickey Katz Fiddler On The Roof)
- Track ID:
- 31307
- Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Manny
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Woodwinds:
- Bercov, Morris
- Trombone:
- Shepard, Thomas
- Piano:
- Sherman, Ray
- Bass:
- Rubin, Meyer
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Percussion:
- Flynn, Frank
- Percussion:
- Bunker, Larry
- Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Klezmer/Theatre
To Life (Instrumental)
- Author:
- Harnick, Sheldon
- Composer:
- Bock, Jerry
- On album:
- K-022(m) (Mickey Katz Fiddler On The Roof)
- Track ID:
- 31308
- Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Manny
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Woodwinds:
- Bercov, Morris
- Trombone:
- Shepard, Thomas
- Piano:
- Sherman, Ray
- Bass:
- Rubin, Meyer
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Percussion:
- Flynn, Frank
- Percussion:
- Bunker, Larry
- Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Klezmer/Theatre
- Length:
- 2:13
Sunrise, Sunset (Instrumental)
- Genre:
- Instrumental/Neo Klezmer/Fusion
- On album:
- K-022(m) (Mickey Katz Fiddler On The Roof)
- Track ID:
- 31309
- Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Manny
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Woodwinds:
- Bercov, Morris
- Trombone:
- Shepard, Thomas
- Piano:
- Sherman, Ray
- Bass:
- Rubin, Meyer
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Percussion:
- Flynn, Frank
- Percussion:
- Bunker, Larry
- Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Klezmer/Theatre
- Length:
- 2:10
Miracle Of Miracles (Instrumental)
- Author:
- Harnick, Sheldon
- Composer:
- Bock, Jerry
- On album:
- K-022(m) (Mickey Katz Fiddler On The Roof)
- Track ID:
- 31310
- Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Manny
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Woodwinds:
- Bercov, Morris
- Trombone:
- Shepard, Thomas
- Piano:
- Sherman, Ray
- Bass:
- Rubin, Meyer
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Percussion:
- Flynn, Frank
- Percussion:
- Bunker, Larry
- Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Klezmer/Theatre
- Length:
- 2:04
Tradition (Instrumental)
- Author:
- Harnick, Sheldon
- Composer:
- Bock, Jerry
- On album:
- K-022(m) (Mickey Katz Fiddler On The Roof)
- Track ID:
- 31312
- Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Manny
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Woodwinds:
- Bercov, Morris
- Trombone:
- Shepard, Thomas
- Piano:
- Sherman, Ray
- Bass:
- Rubin, Meyer
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Percussion:
- Flynn, Frank
- Percussion:
- Bunker, Larry
- Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Klezmer/Theatre
- Length:
- 2:35
Fiddler On The Roof (Instrumental)
- Composer:
- Bock, Jerry
- On album:
- K-022(m) (Mickey Katz Fiddler On The Roof)
- Track ID:
- 31302
- Clarinet:
- Katz, Mickey
- Trumpet:
- Klein, Manny
- Violin:
- Gill, Benny
- Woodwinds:
- Bercov, Morris
- Trombone:
- Shepard, Thomas
- Piano:
- Sherman, Ray
- Bass:
- Rubin, Meyer
- Drums:
- Weiss, Sam
- Percussion:
- Flynn, Frank
- Percussion:
- Bunker, Larry
- Arranger:
- Farber, Nat
- Audio:
- Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
- Style:
- Klezmer/Theatre
- Length:
- 2:18