This is an excerpt from his song "Seltzer Boy", based on the folk song "Water Boy". "Don't bring me water, I gotta have Seltzer. 'Cause water don't bubble, And water don't fizz. Water, I hate it, 'Cause it ain't carbonated. But a glass of Seltzer, On the other hand IS! Allan Sherman was a comedian and a writer for the top comedians of the '50's and '60's, and was also a TV Producer. singer, satirist and recording artist. Check him out on YouTube...he recorded the song "Hello Muddah, hello Faddah" Hal
Loved Allan Sherman, and Hello Mudder, hello fadder: I still remember the words I played it so often! & it still goes through my head frequently. He died so young.
From memory, I swear Hello mudda, hello fadda Here I am at Camp Grenada I will come home if you miss me I will even let aunt Bertha hug & kiss me Take me home, oh mudda, fadda take me home, I hate Grenada don't leave me, oh please don't make me stay I've been here one full day............. Wait a minute It's stopped raining guys are swimming, guys are playing getting betta mudda, fadda please disregard this letta.
"Wait a minute, It stopped hailing, Guys are swimming, Guys are sailing, Playing Baseball Gee that's betta, Muddah Faddah kindly disregard this letta!" Hal
I will re-memorize! Thanks Hal! But, I wasn't too far off after all these years! Didn't this come out around the time of Vaughn Meader's First Family? Wait, let me check.........................................yeah, both 1963.
Vaughn Meader's career ended with the asassination of JFK on 11-22-63. His "First Family" album was a big hit...I have a copy. Hal
@Lulu, the problem with having something that's "worth some money" is, after you've sold it, you DON'T HAVE that valuable item anymore! Hal