Old Folks Mildred Bailey 1938

Old Folks
Ballad
Mildred Bailey And Her Orchestra
Vocals: Mildred Bailey
Writers: Willard Robison (m), Dedette Lee Hill (l)
Instrumentation: 2 Trombones, 4 Saxophones, 4 Clarinets, 4 Trumpets, Xylophone, Guitar, Piano, Bass and Drums
Al George (Trombone)
Andy Russo (Trombone)
Hank D'Amico (Alto Saxophone)
Frank Simeone (Alto Saxophone)
George Berg (Tenor Saxophone)
Maurice Kogan (Tenor Saxophone)
George Berg (Clarinet)
Hank D'Amico (Clarinet)
Maurice Kogan (Clarinet)
Frank Simeone (Clarinet)
Jack Owens (Trumpet)
John Owens (Trumpet)
Jack Palmer (Trumpet)
Barney Zudecoff (Trumpet)
Red Norvo (Xylophone)
Allen Hanlon (Guitar)
Bill Miller (Piano)
Pete Peterson (Double Bass)
George Wettling (Drums)
Catalog Number: Vocalion 4432
Matrix Number: 23466 (10", 78 RPM)
Take Date: 1938-09-14
Reverse Side: : Have You Forgotten So Soon
Old Folks
Everyone knows him as "Old Folks"
Like the seasons he'll come and he'll go
Just as free as a bird
And as good as his word
That's why everybody loves him so
Always leavin' his spoon in his coffee
Puts his napkin up under his chin
And that yellow cob pipe
It's so mellow it's ripe
But you needn't be ashamed of him
In the evenin' after supper
What stories he would tell
How he held the speech at Gettysburg for Lincoln that day
I know that one so well
Don't quite understand the bad old folk
Did he fight for the blue or the grey
For he's so diplomatic
And so democratic
We always let him have his way
We always know where to find "Old Folks"
When there's some little chore he can do
At the old livery stable
Whenever he's able
Pittin' the shoes with lord knows who
Then he meets the late train at the station
Sits and wivvels when it's overdue
While they're sortin' the mail
Every night without fail
He's sneakin' a little nip or two
Every Friday he'll go fishin'
Way down on Boaters' Lake
But he only hooks a perch or two a whale got away
So then we warm up the steak
Oh someday there'll be no more "Old Folks"
What a lonely old town this will be
Children's voices at play
Will be still for a day
The day that they take "Old Folks" away
Source for audio restoration: archive.org/de...