MAMA'S GONE YOUNG, PAPA'S GONE OLD


Ed Lowry - 1926
The Goofus Five - 1926
Jack Hylton & His Orch. (vocal: Stanley Holloway) - 1926
Fred Bluett - 1927







As recorded by STANLEY HOLLOWAY with JACK HYLTON's Orch.,
12th November 1926:

Mama's gone young, Papa's gone old
Mama's gone hot, Papa's gone cold
Mama gets younger, Papa gets older each day

Mama's gone thin, Papa's gone fat
Mama's like this, Papa's like that
Mama gets younger, Papa gets older each day

Mama with her Eton crop looks saucy, cute and sweet
Papa has a straggly beard that looks like Shredded Wheat

Mama's at nightclubs shaking the shim
Papa he shakes in every limb
Mama gets younger, Papa gets older each day

(Orchestral Interlude)

Mama's gone young, Papa's gone old
Mama's gone hot, Papa's gone cold
Mama gets younger, Papa gets older each day

Mama's gone strong, Papa's gone weak
Mama's all bubble, Papa's all squeak
Mama gets younger, Papa gets older each day

Fellows all admire dear Mama's gown of crêpe de Chine
No one looks down Papa's neck to see his perma-jeans

Mama plays Bridge all morning, yes sir
Papa plays Patience waiting for her
Mama gets younger, Papa gets older each day


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As recorded by FRED BLUETT:

Oh my, listen to me, My Mama's hair was turning grey
Papa would look at her and say
You're getting older every day
Poor Ma'am said, "As I am, I'm going to open all your eyes"
So she took her face to a beauty place
And, oh boy, what a surprise

Mama's gone young, Papa's gone old
Mama's gone hot and Papa's gone cold
Mama gets younger, Papa gets older each day

Mama's gone thin, Papa's gone fat
Mama's like this and Papa's like that
Mama's just blooming, Papa's just fading away

Mama with her Eton crop looks saucy, cute and sweet
Papa has a straggly beard that looks like Shredded Wheat

Mama's at nightclubs shaking the shim
Papa he shakes in every limb
Mama gets younger, Papa gets older each day

Mama's gone young, Papa's gone old
Mama's gone hot and Papa's gone cold
Mama gets younger, Papa gets older each day

Mama's brand new, Papa's antique
Mama wants love and Papa's no sheik
Mama's just blooming, Papa's just fading away

Mama in her pink pyjamas looks a dream of bliss
Papa in his old red nighshirt looks like Father Chris

Mama's complexion blooms like a rose
Papa's complexion's flown to his nose
Mama gets younger, Papa gets older each day

Mama's gone young, Papa's gone old
Mama's gone hot and Papa's gone cold
Mama gets younger, Papa gets older each day

Mama's gone fast and Papa's gone slow
Mama's wound up, but Papa won't go
Mama's just blooming, Papa's just fading away

Fellows all admire dear Mama's dress of crêpe de Chine
No one looks down Papa's neck to see his perma-jeans

Mama displays the stockings she wears
Papa shows his, but nobody cares
Mama gets younger, Papa gets older each day






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - November 2012)