Rummaging through the Jazz Anthology Internet Archive-thingy collection of 'possibly illegal, but let's not think about that too much mp3s' (at http://www.jazz-on-line.com)
I came across the dizzyingly good song "I Like Pie, I Like Cake" sung by the Four Clefs.
http://www.jazz-on-line.com/a/mp3a/BLU8884x.mp3
(http://www.vocalgroupharmony.com)
It was after doing a search of all songs containing the word 'Cake'.
I have my reasons.
Anyway, it contains the stupendous lyrics:
I like pie, I like cake,
I like anything you make,
I like your crackers too,
Crumbled up in chicken stew.
When I see your jelly roll,
Then I lose all my self-control.
But of all these things I like you best of all.
There are a few other versions out there which are also excellent:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0CVGEZ4zJU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCdLAO6sQDk
These also use a number of other verses I have yet to transcribe the lyrics to (Because the internet doesn't have them!! The internet doesn't have them!!!) and discover even more gluttonous genious in the song.
But there is one other thing.
In the other versions the singers quite clearly sing 'When I see a jelly roll, I lose my self-control', but in the Four Clefs version I would swear they sing 'When I see your jelly roll, I lose my self-control'. Apparently, if you couldn't guess, jelly roll can be an euphemism for something (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jelly_roll)
The thing is - I can't decide which version I prefer - the vision of someone looking lasciviously at someone's jelly roll.
Or someone looking lasciviously at an actual jelly roll.
(http://www.recipetips.com)
Oh well, either way I'm shakin' my jelly roll to the song.
well it looks yummy. i would not care i would
ReplyDeletejust GET OUT A JELLY-ROLL. its my first
time i saw one looks yummy. but song is like
FROM THE 80's.
The best video with Steven Mitchel, imho
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RvMLkHxkmdU
Best is definitely Gordon Webster with Steven Mitchell on the vocals. Gordon's band is incredible live...
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR4qyPAwZkQ
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZAOEn_BeU0