Where Do You Work A John

" Where Do You Work-A John" Played on my Kimball Electramatic Player Piano. Music By: Harry Warren, Lyrics By:Mortimer Weinberg,Charlie Marks and Ernie Krickett. (1926) Played By: Earl Knight. This tune is also known as "The Delaware- Lackawan" song. Play-Rite Roll #519-A.

The lyrics are loaded with Italian ethnic slurs which was acceptable back in those days when sung and played by Italians. Much like the way the "N" word infiltrated Hip-hop and rap the past two decades

Watch for our cat Mac at the (2:32 Click here) mark.

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[whoisthisguy724]

The old pianist is gone, but his soul still plays on...

[kingslice75]

Mac: "Pssh, yeah I can do that just walking across the keys!"

[intercityrailpal]

@kingslice75 Yes, if you have music rolls for the piano. They did make them a few years ago. But with this internet crap. Who knows today?

[intercityrailpal]

@giannidog1 It's about the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. My favorite!

[intercityrailpal]

I don't know all the words anymore. But some of the rest goes......"Where do you a John? On the Delaware, Lackawann. I push, I push the truck!" (I guess a baggage truck? The Delaware, Lackwanna and Western was a railroad. The route of the "Phoebe Snow" New York to Scratnton-Binghamton-Syracuse-­Buffalo with connections to Cleveland and Chicago.

[edmines]

They sing this song in the John Wayne movie "Fighting Seabees" and you can find several versions on the internet.

[kingslice75]

Player pianos are cool but kinda creepy like it's played by a ghost :)

So can you just put any song in there?

[giannidog1]

I love this song!! I'm trying to find lyrics if anyone has them!! Mac the cat is too funny!!!