Como, Perry - Delaware Lyrics

Lovely voice combined with a clever song.

*Inhales Jet Loudly*

The Duchess of Sussex has moved her business to a US state used by the super-rich to protect their interests from scrutiny .The Duchess’s company Frim Fram Inc was moved out of California in December and incorporated in Delaware, which tax experts suggest could be done to avoid being hit with tax liabilities in California.

This is awesome

GREAT!!!!

'Stephen Fry in America' on Netflix brought me here

such a great series

I looked this song up because I remembered it from the late 50's early 60's. I could only recall the first like and have been wondering about the rest. It is better than I remembered. Oh the memories!

I remember this song from when I was a kid!! thanks! :)

I am ashamed that I didn't realize they were making puns outta the names of states until like half-way through the song.

First stumbled upon this song in a three CD collection of novelty songs. absolutely love everything about it, the singing, lyrics and authentic music are all fantastic. definitely from a time when songs were songs. :D

Classic

This is the worst song ever written and I love it

This is amazing

She died in Missouri, after being diagnosed with Kansas.

Must be time for an English version................." She wants her udders feeled " ( Huddersfield ), ........." Can I press that in " ( Prestatyn )...........and there must be one for Cockermouth !!!!!!!!

This song reminds me of delaware

Play this tomorrow. Today is December 6. Tomorrow is Delaware Day.

@Vekoma i live in delaware lol

Never before heard the whole song until the Bob & Tom Show played it today.

The best!

Love this. More where that came from 👌🏼

We sang this in fifth grade

What did Colora do? She did what I told Utah do

Oh!!!! It's the county's of America!!! Took me a while!

I just found Perry Como died in 2001. I admit it came as a huge relief. I mean, what if he had created a fundamentalist movement to take over the airwaves, and all radios began broadcasting this? Oh the horror!

My grand father used to sing with Perry Como

I've got the original 45 of this. Still play it from time to time.

My dad sings this alot

Bob and Tom?

Stephen Fry - America brought me here

Dumbest song in history.

Pretty good marching song.

The Jew casino owners there will be wearing barrels,as they start taking sports bets on Tuesday.No more can they exploit those low IQ morons in Nevada.

This has gotta be the worst song I've ever heard. Looked up the song on youtube so I could verify the name, so i can find it in the games sound files and delete it. This song has been bugging me for days!!

I'm cloud 12

The Maine thing is not to get ill, annoy Lou. Easy, Anna!
; ¬)

I'm just wondering what Michi-gained from all this?

Kiboumegami 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😂

Great singer.

One clever lyric. Great word play!

Much love from fallout 4

A mod added this wonderfully humorous song to the radio.

Cute  song!  Very  catcgy

What did Kathmandu, boy? She stole a Helsinki.
Too bad that the Warsaw, their guns went Bangui...
It made poor Cambodie, boy. It made poor Cambodie. He died from a Latvia, boy. He died from a Latvia.

I didn't hear this song from a video game. I just felt like looking up songs based on the states of America. Happened a crossed this one cute song. I like how he snuck in the state names. Delaware, New Jersey, California, Hawaii, Mississippi, Minnesota, Oregon, Alaska, Texas, Wisconsin, Arkansas, Tennessee, Florida, Missouri.

Why'd Louise see Ana?
To return money I owe er

Why'd she grab Ken's ass, boy?
To teach Ken etiquette

U tahl me your bedtime
And I Kentuckyou in

Here's my michine-gun
You can call er auto

I still can't think of a good answer to "Where did Mary land, boy?"

Very clever lyrics, for the time. But it's dated now. I'm 72 and go for guitar jazz now.

i just realised , its puns for states..

Light relief after US election overload

OG Punmaster3000

I live in Delaware!!!! Go First State!!!!

Joe Biden country, right?

How is Delaware first?

❤️❤️

@OneEyedPhotographer They ratified the constitution first

Duchess of Sussex moves business interests to Delaware, the US 'corporate haven' beloved by the super-rich. The Duchess’s company Frim Fram Inc was moved out of California in December and incorporated in Delaware, which tax experts suggest could be done to avoid being hit with tax liabilities in California.

The "Flora Die ...she died in misery" is the best line. great song.

+31193JaH
Missouri*

I heard this song first when I was in high school, 57 years ago, I was learning German so I understood the 1 2 3 4 in that language but you have just solved the mystery of where did Flora die. All these years I had thought it was some sort of black comedy, dying in misery, but no it was in Missouri.

Missouri does suck.

Horse hockey!

Well yeah... except for the Royals. They're cool.

I remember this being played endlessly on the BBC Light Programme in the early 1960's on various request programmes. Loved it.

ME TOO MATE

Been playing Fallout 4 recently and got the mod "More Where That Came From" - this is included in said mod, and what a great track it is ! :)

"What did Della wear, boy, What did Della wear?" - What did Della (a name) wear? sounds like Delaware.

"She wore a brand New Jersey." Jersey is like a sports uniform, and New Jersey is a state.

"Why did Calla Phone ya, Why did Calla Phone?" Calla (another made up name) phone ya (call you) Sounds like California.

"She called to say how are ya" (How ah ya, sounds like Hawaii)

"What did Missa sip, boy, what did Missa sip" (Missa, another made up name, sip, as in drink. What did Missa Sip sounds like Mississippi (without the i at the end)).

"She sipped a Minne Soda" (you got this one. a Minne Soda, Minnesoda)

"Where has Ora Gone?" (state of Oregon)

"If you want Alaska, I'll ask her where she's gone" (I'll ask her, sounds like Alaska)

"She went to pay her taxes" (sounds like Texas)

"Oh, how did Wiscon sin boy? She stole a new brass key" (Sin is to do wrong. How did Wiscon sin? Wiscon is another made up name, and Wisconsin is another state)

"Too bad that Arkan saw ya, and so did Tenne see." (Arkan's another made up name. Arkan "saw" the sin. Arkansas's a state. Tennesee is another state. See is like saw.)

"It made poor Flori die, boy" (Flori died because of the sin. I guess she was sad. Flori die, sounds like Florida, another state.)

"She died in Misery, boy." (Misery, sounds like Missouri. Missouri is pronounced mi-ZER-y, instead of MI-sery.

So yeah. A lot of puns, made-up names, and States, but that should about cover it.

Also new brass key sounds like a weird, awkward way to say Nebraska.

I only know this because of old westerns, but it seems that out west a lot of Americans would pronounce "as" as "ees" so Calafornia would be "Calafornee" "Nebraskee" or "New brass key" wouldn't be hard to imagine hearing.

I think that comes from the spanish pronounciation since at the time the two languages and cultures were intertwining.

That's exactly why I'm here.

That’s exactly where I first heard this song too lol I have no idea why I haven’t heard this before as I’ve homeschooled my kids for 18yrs! You’d think I’d come across a song that teaches the states in such a creative way.

The song was recorded by Perry Como on December 28, 1959. damnnnnnnn!

i hate paying my texas, LMAO,

+SOUTHWEST778 You do know that the best way to lower Texas is to raise the Gulf of Mexico.

legendary, love it,

I remember when this was played regularly on AM radio.  I was in 4th grade.

It wasn't all rock and roll in the late 50s. They were still playing pop standards and this one was very popular.

As a Millenial, I can only dream of a day when this qualified as pop.
And when decor and fashion had colour and heart.

Millennial as well. Wish I could have seen Pop Standard's heyday. Have to settle for vinyl and gritty AM recordings.

Glad that games like Fallout have re-kindled interest in the classics. I heard Perry Como and the Inkspots for the first time playing Fallout.

Perry Como was never in fallout

Awesome! So cool to know. Awesome to have such an old cunt kicking about YouTube xx

somehow we have a misconception that the late 1950s were all about rock 'n roll....Not quite :---)

What did Delaware

+FBDHolly™ a new jersey ;)

I'm a Delawarean.

Thanks for uploading!

It made poor Flory die, boy, she died in Missouri.

Remember singing this as a little girl, still love it

Mrs. Chew Sits on her chair.

So I'll ask'a

Oh, hi o'are you doing? 

But you should Neber aska how she's doing.

She told me to Call orado, that's her doctors name.

Her doctor told me she has many STD's, she Id a ho.

She said after each session she started Washing a ton, but soap doesn't help anything.

Now she sits in Misery.

Shame he only gets as far as twenty-one, though. Is this an edited version? Georgia, Carolina would be a shoe-in as girls' names, Although you'd have to be really good to fit in Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Arizona, et c...

+Paul LJC it doesnt have to be right to the T, just close enough to jog your memory, thats the trick, and what makes it more fun, flora die, florida, how are ya, hawaii, ms' sip, mississippi, its all fun, thats why i love it, new brass key, isnt exactly nebraska, but its brilliant,

Tom Lehrer himself would have been proud of the lyrics...

What and ingenious way of learning the States of the USA. I am a Kiwi and I love it. Especially the counting. Bravo! :)

You took the words right out of my mouth.  Merry Christmas.

Thank you. Late, but you are welcome. I have not used my sight for along time. Just get straight on and find more wonderful music.

there's only 14 states mentioned in this song.
it's not a very good way to learn the states

Everyone thinks I'm lame for liking this. But I just cant get enough. This is so briljant

*brilliant

Just played this after a TV quiz show about US states without the letter O in them. My beloved knows ALL the lyrics - just ask him what was on his shopping list.............

I think the grandkids will like this one!

What a great witty song! Thanks for sharing.

I've been searching for this song for so long. Thank you for posting it.

She wore her New Jersey.....allegedly!!!

how fun this song

What did Monica Lewinsky wear??

On this day in 1960 {February 8th} Perry Como's "Delaware" entered Billboard's Hot Top 100; eventually it peaked at #22 and spent 11 weeks on the top 100...
Interestedly, it charted higher in the U.K. where it reached #3...
The song was composed by Irving Gordon, who wrote Nat 'King' Cole's best know recording, "Unforgettable"...
The B-side, "I Know What God Is", also charted, it peaked at #81...
R.I.P. Mr. Como {1912 - 2001}, Mr. Gordon {1915 - 1996}, and Mr. Cole {1919 - 1965}...

It would sell more in the UK cos we didn't automatically, lknow the name of every State whereas if you live in the US l guess you really should!

Fair play you`ve done me, I thought your original comment was serious, obviously I don`t recognise a nice dollop of Sarcasm when I see it, well done !

Yeh right `cos it would be really easy to squeeze 50 states into a 3 minute song wouldn`t it ? God you`re hard to please !

I think it gave him a Hot Diggity !

Merry Christmas and Happy new Year to you, too. And, no Juliaflo, I am NEVER going to figure out your age.

I remember that time, and thought, what an interesting way to learn about the states. Yes, I heard it in 1960, and don't figure out my age, LOLOLOLOLOL. Merry Christmas.

The 15 states that mentioned were Delaware, New Jersey, California, Hawaii, Mississippi, Minnesota, Oregon, Alaska, Texas, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Arkansas, Tennessee, Florida and Missouri. Alaska and Hawaii became states during 1959, when this song was recorded, and it would go to #22 in the late-winter and early-spring of 1960.

It wouldn't have any more of a point if it /did/ though, would it?
It'd just be an incredibly long boring song with 50 states instead of a little catchy one with 15

Where is Ida's home, boy?
Where is Ida's home?
Where is Ida's home, boy, where she lives alone?
Her home is down on Main Street
Her home is down on Main Street
Her home is down on Main Street, where she lives alone

This was on Hannah Montana like 3 years ago haha!

So bad it's good.

i love how tobuscus is a related video

LOL! My grandfater used to play is song. :)

Whom is that Roe diallin'
Whom did that Roe dial?
Whom is that Roe diallin', will he take a while?
He's ordering Ken's turkey
He's ordering Ken's turkey
He's ordering Ken's turkey, that's why he did dial

What's on her new ham, Shaw?
What's on her new ham?
What's on her new ham, Shaw, glazed as sweet as yam?
It's glazed with two New Yolks, see
It's glazed with two New Yolks, see
It's glazed with two New Yolks, see, thats what's on that ham!

What did Mary land, now
What did Mary land
What did Mary land, now, with her steady hand?
She landed, why, an ol' Ming vase
She landed, why, an ol' Ming vase
She landed, why, an ol' Ming vase, that's what she did land.

Why'd she grab Ken's ass, girl,
Why'd she grab Ken's ass?
Why'd she grab Ken's ass, girl: did she make a pass?
She's teaching that Ken etiquette
She's teaching that Ken etiquette
She's teaching that Ken etiquette, that's why she did grab.

How did Harry zone her
How did Harry zone
How did Harry zone her, while she's on the phone?
He aimed with his michin-gun
He aimed with his michin-gun
He aimed with his michin-gun, that's how she got zoned.

Fantastic. Thanks for sharing.

it really is quite clever isn't it?

I`d like to bang `er main ( Bangor Maine )

@Yoshoku Me too! What a fantastic documentary that was.

@19111ellyc "Vier" is four in German, pronounced "fear"

Apparently Perry Como had serious burns to the top of one of his legs..

Serves him right for catching a falling star & putting it in his pocket!!

@19111ellyc Actually they sang "uno dui trei quattro" (Italian), "un deux trois quattre" (French), and "ein swei drei 4(sorry didn't recognize that word)" (German), but no "uno dos tres quatro" (Spanish) for our friends South of the Border.

nice cardigan

I've never heard this song before. It is creative and well sung. Thank you for posting!