MENTION MY NAME IN SHEBOYGAN
(Bob Hilliard / Dick Sanford / Sammy Mysels)


Beatrice Kay - 1947
Irene Dunne & Fred MacMurray (Radio Transcript) - 1947
Robert Q. Lewis & His Gang (vocal: Betty Clooney) - 1956
Sammy Kaye & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1960
The Everly Brothers - 1961
The Four Henchmen - 1982





As recorded by BEATRICE KAY:


(Gimme a ticket for Sheboygan)
Now, pardon me there, stranger, but my name is Kay
(Oh yeah)
I overheard you say that you were goin' away
(So what)
Now, I done lots o' travellin' and if I may boast
Everybody's heard of me from coast to coast
(Nuts!)

Mention my name in Sheboygan
It's the greatest little town in the world
Just tell 'em all you're an old friend of mine
And every door in town will have a big welcome sign

So mention my name in Sheboygan
And if you ever get in a jam
Just mention my name, I said mention my name
But please don't 'em where I am

While the teletypes are talkin' and the sirens roar
I'll be hoppin' on a freighter for a foreign shore

(They love you in Sheboygan?)
Love me in Sheboygan!
(I'll take a ticket to Paducah)
Paducah!

Well, just mention my name in Paducah
It's the greatest little town in the world
I know a gal there you'll simply adore
She was Miss Paducah back in nineteen-o-four

So mention my name in Paducah
And if you ever get in a mess
Just mention my name, I said mention my name
But please don't give 'em my address

While the teletypes are talkin' and the sirens roar
I'll be hoppin' on a freighter for a foreign shore

(They're crazy about you in Paducah?)
Crazy about me in Paducah!
(I'll take a ticket to Elmira)
Elmira!

Well, just mention my name in Elmira
It's the greatest little town in the world
I told the mayor that he would go far
I even gave the sheriff an exploding cigar, hah-hah

Mention my name in Elmira
And if they try to put you in jail
Just mention my name, I said mention my name
But please don't write to me for bail

While the teletypes are talkin' and the sirens roar
I'll be hoppin' on a freighter for a foreign shore

They love you in Sheboygan?)
Love me in Sheboygan!
(Crazy about you in Paducah?)
Crazy about me in Paducah!
(Mad about you in Elmira?)
Mmmmmm, you better take a ticket to Tacoma
(Take a ticket to Tacoma?)
Take a ticket to Tacoma!

And just mention my name in Tacoma
It's the greatest little town in the world
I know the big shots in their City Hall
They've even got my picture on the post office wall

So mention my name in Tacoma
And if you ever get in a spat
Just mention my name, I said mention my name
But please don't tell 'em where I'm at, I wanna go there
Please don't tell 'em where I am, it may be Frisco
So please don't tell them where I am


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As performed by IRENE DUNNE and FRED MacMURRAY:


FM: Mention my name in Sheboygan
ID: It's the greatest little town in the world
FM: That's good
FM: Just tell them all you're a good friend of mine
BOTH: And every door in town will have a big welcome sign
FM: 
So mention my name in Sheboygan
But if you ever get in a mess   
ID: A mess?
FM: Just mention my name
ID: He said mention his name
FM: But please don't them my address
ID: He hates policemen
FM: Please don't tell them my address
ID: A square from nowhere
FM: Please don't tell them my address

ID: Just mention my name in Azusa
FM: Azusa?
ID: Away out where the oranges grow
FM: 
Tell everybody in Southern Cal
That you're a friend of mine
ID: Mention my name in Azusa
But if you ever get in a jam
Just mention my name
FM: She said ma-hention her name
ID: But please don't tell 'em where I am
FM: She goes for grapefruit
ID: Please don't tell 'em where I am
FM: She's in Miami
BOTH: Please don't tell 'em where I am 



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - April 2017)