[Dixielandjazz] Song Lyrics

[Adrian Ford]

     A question for the lyrically aware, When did the OKOM 
bands/vocalists stop personalising their records. By this I mean 
altering lyrics to make them funnier, more relevant or more personal to 
the band.
     Two instances - "My little Bimbo" and "My Cutie's Due At Two To Two".
     "She's got a shape like a ukelele" Is much more evocative than 
"She'd be a hit with Barnum Bailey." (The & is not in the original 
music). My Cutie has couplets that aren't in the sheet music. Many more 
examples abound, ie "Tonight's My Night With Baby", "Yes We Have No 
Bananas" and many other golden oldies that are in any self respecting 
OKOM bands repertoire.
     There are isolated instances over the years:- Melbourne Aust. based 
Frank Johnson's replacement of "Rings inside her nose, Bells upon her 
toes" with "Got a nose just like a banana and she's just one of the 
bunch" which he rhymes later on with "She's got a kick like a steel mill 
punch." In of course, the 6am milkman's favourite :-"Oh Gee Say Gee".
     I do not include smut in this question or the complete rewriting of 
songs. Where have all our poetic innovators gone?
Adrian Ford
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