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(00:11):
Why are you fighting men of theUnited Nations. It's Jubilee, Yes,
sir man, It's Jubilee, broughtto you by the special Service Ovation of
the Water Department of featuring Lawyer Armstrong, of his orchestra RASA Harris Sonny Woods
(00:36):
Red Calendar, and your master ofCeremonies, Ernie Whitman. Hey you,
thank you. The Jubilee Express ispulling into your station him and we'll leave
from here for music, fun,song, laughter, and all points south.
(00:58):
And just look who's running the traintonight. Louis armstrongs the engineer,
so too choe whistle? Lawyer toochoe whistle? What kind of a train
whistler? What kind of train whizers? That pop? Sorry? Boss,
(01:19):
I got you my suit and mytude. And now Teresa Harris all sat
mister conductor Sunny Woods, here's myticket. Punch me hall, lou are
you abroad? It is my fiddle? Well, it looks like I crew
(01:42):
is all set and the Jubi Expresscan start ruling now. As a conductor
in charge, I'm giving every oneof you fighting me in a free ticket.
So have on, fellas. Thefirst stop is ain't misbehaving. Let
a ride, No one top withby Myself Wonder Park with I'm Happy on
(02:50):
shell, misbehaving saved my life ofbaby dude is no besting the one I
love. They re playing into thatI'm thinking of miss baby, Oh baby,
but this is track jack Hanna ina corner, don't go nowhere,
(03:15):
and I don't care all your kissesbut waiting for Believe me, I don't
stay out late, don't care togo home about it? Mean my radio,
miss me aving saving my lovely Nowyeah whoa si wow wow, Yeah,
(06:15):
lady Louis, you write smack onthe rail from stop to stop.
And now we got that big basefin out of the freight car and let
red calendar rastling of the strange whilewe sip a jigging of red tee for
two cut. Yes, indeed thatwas a nice ride, Red, a
(08:39):
very nice ride. Good engineering,Lewis, good engineering, Thank you any
whitman. And look who's approaching themicrophone now, Teresa harried. Oh that
why girl, I haven't seen youin is That's right, Lois, not
(09:01):
since the time you came up andasked me to go to that dance that
was quite a while ago. Yeah, and I remember that was some evening.
I am gonna see my honey.Well, he has the door.
(09:24):
I got a bottle of prayfume formy girn. Boy, what a beautiful
bottle of prayfume. I wonder ifI can hold it in my hand while
I knock on the door. SoI'm doing well. She can always rub
her feet in it. Get yourget your coat, Honey. We're gonna
(09:46):
go stepping. Oh looy okay lois, but you know it costs money to
go step. It does. Yeah, then we're in exactly going and stepping.
We're gonna more or less tiptoe.Come on, let's get together now,
(10:09):
honey, let's get started. I'min the groove. Did you hear
me? I said, I'm inthe groove. Are you sure you're in
the groove? Yeah? Oh,I just thought you were naturally short.
Well tell me, honey. Doyou like the way I got my hat
stuck down? Yeah? Yeah,it's really stuck down? Fine, how
(10:31):
do you get it that way?Bubba? Gum, don't tell me you
got bubba come on your head.Well, I don't know, but I'm
the only one in my block whotakes off his hat and his scalp at
the same time. Come on sittingon the love seat with me. Don't
(10:52):
rushing the woman dog rushing? Ohyou're too bashful. No, I bashful.
Climb out from under that rug.Come on, give me a kiss?
Oh kiss? Oh gosh, I'mthe shoy type. You know.
I won't kiss anybody less. I'malone. Fuck gone, you're alone now?
(11:13):
Oh you're here. Stop stalling,honey kissing me? Well, all
right, Lloyd, next time,take that trumpet out of your mouth.
I'm sorry, honey, gal,but I got the feeling funny when you
(11:37):
put your arm around me like that. Can't we just sit and talk?
Can't we just convoiced quiet like awoman always pass Yeah, she's a victim
(12:01):
a man's godsickle ways. You can'tpredict him. There ain't no use debaben.
A man's exasperating. You try toplease a man so that you love
you. You get yourself all prettyso he'll be conscious of you, your
(12:28):
powder and your paint, and thenhe looks at gals full, Ain't no?
Ain't that just like a man?Then weakles? Why she picked herself
a winner? Ulrip came home oneday, just twenty years late for dinner.
(12:48):
When she asked where he'd been.He just gave her that silly grim.
No, ain't that just like amaid? A man ain't never no
bud a little wan. It makesno never mind. Oh holy groves.
A man ain't never nothing but alittle boy, and he don't fool no
(13:13):
woman with his man's size balls.He wants to wear a girl, and
so he wants it until she saysshe will. Then he ain't sure he
wants it, but let her justchangement, and then he wants her back
again. Na, ain't that justlike a man? I ain't no women
(13:43):
a caddy and I might be outfor anybody, but I'm saving my purse
for you. Just tell me thatyou love me? Oh what for money?
You know? I really do?Ain't that just like a man?
(14:05):
Thank you? Please your hand,and thank you Louis Armstrong, anyone who
missed the train and I really missedsomething. Why don't we stop next upter
lion, Louis ain't We would liketo dedicate this next number coming up now
to a bunch of swing engineers whowrote us a swellow letter, the kind
of man that really appreciates for youmen up there building the Great Alcan Highway.
(14:26):
We play the peanut vendor. Havewe gonna let this peanut? Don
know? The folks there Now I'lltake you down to my home. Now
it's time folks down to your home. Where's that havana? Of course,
Havana Georgia. Then break your neckdoing that morning Now I'm all about it,
(16:42):
Bob sinking to him, Now waitout with us. Maybe maybe my
re myry. I didn't know hecan speak that kind of tape, but
(17:12):
that need BZ. But it isO my love, my rend That's when
you see it is by Lizzy allmy read, but I did at this
(17:33):
person says and that this exit,but it is O my love. That's
when you see his banding is allin and it's all maybe and my Spanish,
(18:00):
you know what, And it's asall my read say that Spanish is
all right too. But Papa,let's get back to Hollom. I'm tired
of that. Papa, didn't don'tI jumped across the biscan my read,
(18:51):
my sad. I was real playingLewis you almost strip yourself Lowes from your
caboos. And I comes time tomind all you fighting men listening, that
(19:17):
jubilee belongs to you it's your hunkompart. So if you got any request,
be it man made on music.Just drop a jot to Jubilee Special
Service, Los Angeles, USA.You jot it, we got it,
and I'll jubilee expressed roles ahead againwhile the lad comes up here with give
us some mellow warbling. Here's acat who really purs Sonny Woods singing.
(19:38):
You're everything I love you are tobe my life to be where might be
(21:56):
happy time on blue Time, Atime to cain? I are you wore
(22:23):
song? Watch again? You aremy favorite stime I even in have a
fun You are I love you,my favorite, my heaven you lie?
(23:44):
Should I access to some money frettycountry? Yes, indeed, and I'm
by a special request. Louis armsong is gonna repeat a number he played
for you on Jubilee A little whileago. Shove the throat and revised us
so we can go back across thatlazy lazy river. Yeah, Oh,
(24:45):
up laz River where the old millrun up the laze River, where the
noonday sun linging in the shade ofa kind old tree. Throw away your
troubles, dream a dream of me, dream a dream of me. After
(25:07):
Lazer River bather Robin song, twobright lights as we stroll along those skies
up about the one I love?After lazy River, how happy we will
be, Bama. But the bandfor the Lusi Baba didn't little lazy disn't
(25:40):
but but they didn't dake. Butbut do do do do do doing after
lazy River, Webber Robinson, Baba, no do after lazy river, or
(26:00):
you river, you dog river.I got that new rustle needed out on
the piano up the lazy river,or you river, you dog rivers o
(27:02):
bo yes, indeed, cold Jackstart. Why it's just about time for
(27:30):
the old train to come passing upto the last station on this trip.
It's been a swell Johnny Fellas,the whole crew, Sonny Woods, Red
Canna, Teresa Harris, Louis Armstrongand all the boys are anxious to pristyn
whiskers for you soon again. Wewish we could have dug you a little
longer and a little deeper. Butso long for now, Fellas, I
enjoyed being with you, Fellas,goodbye for now this whiskers Fellas hope you
(27:52):
to be hitting the strings for yousoon. That goes for me too,
song fellas well We'll be back soonwith another big trip on the Jew Express.
Meantime, this is Ernie Whitman.Raspman is thrown for all of us.
Plad you now and did you later? So long and good luck.
(28:18):
Jumbles produced for your man in theArmed Forces of the United Nations by the
Special Service Division of the War Departmentof the United States of America. Money Time
Why are you fighting men of theUnited Nations. It's Jubilee, Yes,
sir man, It's Jubilee, broughtto you by the special Service Ovation of
the Water Department of featuring Lawyer Armstrong, of his orchestra RASA Harris Sonny Woods
(00:36):
Red Calendar, and your master ofCeremonies, Ernie Whitman. Hey you,
thank you. The Jubilee Express ispulling into your station him and we'll leave
from here for music, fun,song, laughter, and all points south.
(00:58):
And just look who's running the traintonight. Louis armstrongs the engineer,
so too choe whistle? Lawyer toochoe whistle? What kind of a train
whistler? What kind of train whizers? That pop? Sorry? Boss,
(01:19):
I got you my suit and mytude. And now Teresa Harris all sat
mister conductor Sunny Woods, here's myticket. Punch me hall, lou are
you abroad? It is my fiddle? Well, it looks like I crew
(01:42):
is all set and the Jubi Expresscan start ruling now. As a conductor
in charge, I'm giving every oneof you fighting me in a free ticket.
So have on, fellas. Thefirst stop is ain't misbehaving. Let
a ride, No one top withby Myself Wonder Park with I'm Happy on
(02:50):
shell, misbehaving saved my life ofbaby dude is no besting the one I
love. They re playing into thatI'm thinking of miss baby, Oh baby,
but this is track jack Hanna ina corner, don't go nowhere,
(03:15):
and I don't care all your kissesbut waiting for Believe me, I don't
stay out late, don't care togo home about it? Mean my radio,
miss me aving saving my lovely Nowyeah whoa si wow wow, Yeah,
(06:15):
lady Louis, you write smack onthe rail from stop to stop.
And now we got that big basefin out of the freight car and let
red calendar rastling of the strange whilewe sip a jigging of red tee for
two cut. Yes, indeed thatwas a nice ride, Red, a
(08:39):
very nice ride. Good engineering,Lewis, good engineering, Thank you any
whitman. And look who's approaching themicrophone now, Teresa harried. Oh that
why girl, I haven't seen youin is That's right, Lois, not
(09:01):
since the time you came up andasked me to go to that dance that
was quite a while ago. Yeah, and I remember that was some evening.
I am gonna see my honey.Well, he has the door.
(09:24):
I got a bottle of prayfume formy girn. Boy, what a beautiful
bottle of prayfume. I wonder ifI can hold it in my hand while
I knock on the door. SoI'm doing well. She can always rub
her feet in it. Get yourget your coat, Honey. We're gonna
(09:46):
go stepping. Oh looy okay lois, but you know it costs money to
go step. It does. Yeah, then we're in exactly going and stepping.
We're gonna more or less tiptoe.Come on, let's get together now,
(10:09):
honey, let's get started. I'min the groove. Did you hear
me? I said, I'm inthe groove. Are you sure you're in
the groove? Yeah? Oh,I just thought you were naturally short.
Well tell me, honey. Doyou like the way I got my hat
stuck down? Yeah? Yeah,it's really stuck down? Fine, how
(10:31):
do you get it that way?Bubba? Gum, don't tell me you
got bubba come on your head.Well, I don't know, but I'm
the only one in my block whotakes off his hat and his scalp at
the same time. Come on sittingon the love seat with me. Don't
(10:52):
rushing the woman dog rushing? Ohyou're too bashful. No, I bashful.
Climb out from under that rug.Come on, give me a kiss?
Oh kiss? Oh gosh, I'mthe shoy type. You know.
I won't kiss anybody less. I'malone. Fuck gone, you're alone now?
(11:13):
Oh you're here. Stop stalling,honey kissing me? Well, all
right, Lloyd, next time,take that trumpet out of your mouth.
I'm sorry, honey, gal,but I got the feeling funny when you
(11:37):
put your arm around me like that. Can't we just sit and talk?
Can't we just convoiced quiet like awoman always pass Yeah, she's a victim
(12:01):
a man's godsickle ways. You can'tpredict him. There ain't no use debaben.
A man's exasperating. You try toplease a man so that you love
you. You get yourself all prettyso he'll be conscious of you, your
(12:28):
powder and your paint, and thenhe looks at gals full, Ain't no?
Ain't that just like a man?Then weakles? Why she picked herself
a winner? Ulrip came home oneday, just twenty years late for dinner.
(12:48):
When she asked where he'd been.He just gave her that silly grim.
No, ain't that just like amaid? A man ain't never no
bud a little wan. It makesno never mind. Oh holy groves.
A man ain't never nothing but alittle boy, and he don't fool no
(13:13):
woman with his man's size balls.He wants to wear a girl, and
so he wants it until she saysshe will. Then he ain't sure he
wants it, but let her justchangement, and then he wants her back
again. Na, ain't that justlike a man? I ain't no women
(13:43):
a caddy and I might be outfor anybody, but I'm saving my purse
for you. Just tell me thatyou love me? Oh what for money?
You know? I really do?Ain't that just like a man?
(14:05):
Thank you? Please your hand,and thank you Louis Armstrong, anyone who
missed the train and I really missedsomething. Why don't we stop next upter
lion, Louis ain't We would liketo dedicate this next number coming up now
to a bunch of swing engineers whowrote us a swellow letter, the kind
of man that really appreciates for youmen up there building the Great Alcan Highway.
(14:26):
We play the peanut vendor. Havewe gonna let this peanut? Don
know? The folks there Now I'lltake you down to my home. Now
it's time folks down to your home. Where's that havana? Of course,
Havana Georgia. Then break your neckdoing that morning Now I'm all about it,
(16:42):
Bob sinking to him, Now waitout with us. Maybe maybe my
re myry. I didn't know hecan speak that kind of tape, but
(17:12):
that need BZ. But it isO my love, my rend That's when
you see it is by Lizzy allmy read, but I did at this
(17:33):
person says and that this exit,but it is O my love. That's
when you see his banding is allin and it's all maybe and my Spanish,
(18:00):
you know what, And it's asall my read say that Spanish is
all right too. But Papa,let's get back to Hollom. I'm tired
of that. Papa, didn't don'tI jumped across the biscan my read,
(18:51):
my sad. I was real playingLewis you almost strip yourself Lowes from your
caboos. And I comes time tomind all you fighting men listening, that
(19:17):
jubilee belongs to you it's your hunkompart. So if you got any request,
be it man made on music.Just drop a jot to Jubilee Special
Service, Los Angeles, USA.You jot it, we got it,
and I'll jubilee expressed roles ahead againwhile the lad comes up here with give
us some mellow warbling. Here's acat who really purs Sonny Woods singing.
(19:38):
You're everything I love you are tobe my life to be where might be
(21:56):
happy time on blue Time, Atime to cain? I are you wore
(22:23):
song? Watch again? You aremy favorite stime I even in have a
fun You are I love you,my favorite, my heaven you lie?
(23:44):
Should I access to some money frettycountry? Yes, indeed, and I'm
by a special request. Louis armsong is gonna repeat a number he played
for you on Jubilee A little whileago. Shove the throat and revised us
so we can go back across thatlazy lazy river. Yeah, Oh,
(24:45):
up laz River where the old millrun up the laze River, where the
noonday sun linging in the shade ofa kind old tree. Throw away your
troubles, dream a dream of me, dream a dream of me. After
(25:07):
Lazer River bather Robin song, twobright lights as we stroll along those skies
up about the one I love?After lazy River, how happy we will
be, Bama. But the bandfor the Lusi Baba didn't little lazy disn't
(25:40):
but but they didn't dake. Butbut do do do do do doing after
lazy River, Webber Robinson, Baba, no do after lazy river, or
(26:00):
you river, you dog river.I got that new rustle needed out on
the piano up the lazy river,or you river, you dog rivers o
(27:02):
bo yes, indeed, cold Jackstart. Why it's just about time for
(27:30):
the old train to come passing upto the last station on this trip.
It's been a swell Johnny Fellas,the whole crew, Sonny Woods, Red
Canna, Teresa Harris, Louis Armstrongand all the boys are anxious to pristyn
whiskers for you soon again. Wewish we could have dug you a little
longer and a little deeper. Butso long for now, Fellas, I
enjoyed being with you, Fellas,goodbye for now this whiskers Fellas hope you
(27:52):
to be hitting the strings for yousoon. That goes for me too,
song fellas well We'll be back soonwith another big trip on the Jew Express.
Meantime, this is Ernie Whitman.Raspman is thrown for all of us.
Plad you now and did you later? So long and good luck.
(28:18):
Jumbles produced for your man in theArmed Forces of the United Nations by the
Special Service Division of the War Departmentof the United States of America. Money Time
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