DUMMY SONG, THE (aka I'LL TAKE THE LEGS FROM SOME OLD TABLE)
(Lew Brown / Billy Rose / Ray Henderson)

The Modernaires with Paula Kelly - 1945
Randy Brooks & His Orch. - 1945
Louis Armstrong (with Jack Pleis' Orch.) - 1953
Ted Heath & His Band - 1953

Also recorded by:
Max Bygraves; Anne Shelton; Louis Prima; NRBQ;
Lynn Marie; Hoosier Hot Shots; Johnny Martin.



Johnny got a furlough and he took it on the run
To see his little hon' and have a little fun
He found her with a sergeant, she was bouncing on his knee
And Johnny yelled, "No wedding bells for me!"

I'll take the legs from some old table
I'll take the arms from some old chair
I'll take the neck from some old bottle
And from a horse I'll take the hair
I'll take the hands and face from off a clock
And baby, when I'm through,
I'll get more lovin' from that Dum-Dum-Dummy
Than I ever got from you

Came another furlough and he called her on the phone
He said, "Are you alone?" She said, "No, no, my own
I'm sitting with your Colonel and he's lovely company"
And Johnny cried, "Ha-ha, ho-ho, hee-hee"

I'll take the legs from some old table
I'll take the arms from some old chair
I'll take the neck from some old bottle
And from a horse I'll take the hair
I'll take the hands and face from off a clock
And baby, when I'm through,
I'll get more lovin' from that Dum-Dum-Dummy
Than I ever got from you


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Opening verse as recorded by
Randy Brooks & His Orch' (Female vocalist unknown):


Once a week you kiss my cheek
Once a week you call
But in between you treat me mean
You don't see me at all
Now, I'll admit that you're clever (You're right!)
And I'll admit that you're cute (Correct!)
But if I can't have you all the time
I'm gonna build myself a substitute


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - December 2010)


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As recorded by LOUIS ARMSTRONG:


I'll take the legs from some old table
I'll take the arms from some old chair
I'll take the neck from some old bottle
And from a horse I'll take the hair

I'll take the hands and face from off the clock
And baby when I'm through
I'll get more loving from the dum-dum-dummy
Than I ever got from you

Get me some legs
Get me a chair
And a bottle, too

Give a horse
Give me some time
And baby when I'm through

I'll take the legs from some old table
I'll take the arms from some old chair
I'll take the neck from some old bottle
And from a horse I'll take the hair

I'll take the hands and the face from off the clock
And baby when I'm through
I'll get more loving from the dum-dum-dummy
Than I ever got from you

I get more loving from the dum-dum-dummy
Than I ever got from you

Yeah Mama, get more loving
From a dummy than I get from you



(Contributed by Nancy - September 2004)