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Elmer's Tune
by Elmer Albrecht, Sammy Gallop and Dick Jurgens
1941

lyrics

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Why are the stars always winkin' and blinkin' above?
What makes a fellow start thinkin' of fallin' in love?
It's not the season, the reason is plain as the moon
It's just Elmer's tune!

What makes a lady of eighty go out on the loose?
Why does a gander meander in search of a goose?
What puts the kick in a chicken, the magic in June?
It's just Elmer's tune!

Listen, listen, there's a lot you're li'ble to be missin'
Sing it, swing it, any old way and any old time..

The hurdy gurdies, the birdies, the cop on the beat
The candy maker, the baker, the man on the street
The city charmer, the farmer, the man in the moon
All sing Elmer's tune!

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credits

from 11​:​60pm (2011), released February 1, 2011
Recorded in 2011
Fat Sound Studio, Melbourne Australia
by Barry Stockley

Voice - Hetty Kate
Guitar / Ukuele / Mandolin - Sam Lemann
Rhythm Guitar - Andy Baylor
Double Bass - Leigh Barker

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The Irwell Street String Band Melbourne, Australia

The ISSB feature sweet vintage vocals and infectiously tuneful strings.

They hail from Melbourne, and were formed in 2008.

They released two albums and toured extensively at clubs and festivals around Australia.
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