[Dixielandjazz] Re: Celery Stalks At Midnight?

[Kay Spencer]

CELERY STALKS AT MIDNIGHT
(Carl Sigman / Will Bradley / George Harris)

Will Bradley & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1940
Les Brown & His Orch. (vocal : Doris Day) - 1941
Ray McKinley & His Orch. - 1949
George "The Fox" Williams - 1958
Carmell Jones - 1962
Tom Morrell & The Time Warp Tophands - 1993


Celery stalks at midnight
Lurking in the moonlight
What's this funny nightmare
All about

Celery stalks at midnight
Mounted on their broomsticks
Gliding through the treetops
In and out

It's like a bad dream
A crazy kind of mad dream
Must have been something that I ate
No doubt.

Celery stalks at midnight
Lurking in the moonlight
What's this very funny nightmare
All about


(Transcribed by Bill Huntley - January 2005)


"Edgerton, Paul A" <paul.edgerton at eds.com> wrote:  > With so many historical experts in this audience, I'm hoping someone
can
> enlighten me on an old 78rpm recording entitled, "Celery Stalks At
> Midnight." Around 1946 I heard this record with a black male
vocalist.


That could be a Ray McKinley vocal with Will Bradley.

-- Paul Edgerton

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Kay Spencer