Off to Philadelphia, Berliner gramophone record, Ian Colquhoun, London
$
147
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Berliner London record, "I'm Off to Philadelphia" sung by Scottish singer Ian Colquhoun, circa 1902
7" record, VG+ with usual background Berliner noise, no. 2712
Great lyrics, designed to appeal to immigrants who had left loved ones behind in Europe:
"Me name is Paddy Leary from a spot on Tipperary
The hearts of all the girls I'm a thorn in
But befall the break of morn, it is they who'll be forlorn
For I'm off to Philadelphia in the morning
With me bundle on me shoulder, faith, there's no man can be bolder
I'm leaving dear old Ireland without warning
For I lately took the notion for to cross the briny ocean
And I'm off to Philadelphia in the morning"
Berliner gramophone, not brown wax, not Columbia Phonograph Company, not Edison, not Bettini, not cylinder phonograph, disc record, London
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