K-K-K-Katy

Edison disc of K-K-K-Katy WWI stuttering song. Sung by Billy Murray. Disc is very worn.

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• WWI
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• War
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[Tepani5410]

my class volenteers at an elderly day care and everyday one of the men would sing this song to us as we came in the room first thing in the morning. i havent seen him in about ayear now and everytime i hear this song i think of the fun we had with him

[DavidN23Skidoo]

The generations who knew this song are fading away. There is only one doughboy from WWI still living, and he is well over 100. Check out my other old records. I play them on a wind-up phonograph, and usually post one per week. David N

[wattswatty]

Im 13 years old, but my nan who we called " PINK NAN " once took me to this victorian pub in this victorian place called BLISS HILL, wgere you could go round a town rebuolt like HUNREDS of years ago, and theres real fox butchers etc, and she got them to play me this song as my names katie, and it makes me cry because about 9 monthes ago she passed away from smoking. RIP pink nan, i love you LOADS :(

xxxx

[DavidN23Skidoo]

I'm sorry about your Nan. I am glad she introduced you to a great old song with your name. Keep the good memories of her. David N

[shawnee1823]

This was another one of those songs my mom used to sing me when I was a child. I did'nt believe her that it was a real song. I thought she made it up.

[DavidN23Skidoo]

It's a classic. It was a favorite during both WWI and WWII. It was in songbooks provided to soldiers during WWII, and the vets from that era still request it from performers doing old songs. Thanks for writing!

[greattheophany]

For my dear 75 year old mother - now with a bit of dementia......but she can still sing and remember this one well.

[madhoshi7]

My mom-mom has sung this to me since i was a little baby, she just sang it to me today- it means so much to me!

[KDkatterr]

My mother sang this to me when I was a little bastard:) was this a pro nazi song? Not cool with that...just saying

[jojo2mag]

My dad sang this to me his entire life. Bless you for this posting, never heard the origional. It was one of the first they got when he was a little boy and brings him back to me.

[Brahmsfan]

@katienomnomnom So did mine.  (My great grandfather, but we called him "Grandad." :-) I miss him.

[lombification]

this song is my jam.

[katienomnomnom]

my grandad used to always sing this to me when I was little :-)

[HogwartsIsReal]

@abysmalatrocious Yes, I am! Actually, I'm an Irish-American Girl, not woman, but I'm saying yes to the gist of it.

[abysmalatrocious]

@HogwartsIsReal By any chance, are you an Irish-American woman? I know that doesn't mean anything nowadays (Irish name), but I still think of a nice attractive Irish girl when I hear the name Katie!

[abysmalatrocious]

On-topic/off-topic: There was a song in My Life as a Dog, where Ingmar's uncle was playing a record that had a song that sounded a lot like K-K-K-Katy. Does anybody know what that song was?

[abysmalatrocious]

@greattheophany Heaven bless your Mom. My own Mom is 73 and doing well. Hope your mother (and everybody's family members) live as long and healthy as possible.

[HogwartsIsReal]

My names Katie, and my Grandma calls me K-K-Katie.