Barney Tobey remembers a popular 1911 song in this cartoon from some half-century later. The song title is a long one and the cartoonist almost gets it right.
March 12, 2016 Update: This cartoon was published in the New Yorker. I have updated the caption on the cartoon art to reflect this.
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Barney Tobey
Original cartoon art
Al Jolson
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| "It wouldn't work out, Nina. Basically, I suppose, I want a girl just like the girl who married dear old Dad." Barney Tobey, Original cartoon art The New Yorker, December 24, 1960, page 34 |
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| Heritage Auctions, February 6, 2005 |
"I Want a Girl (Just Like the Girl That Married Dear Old Dad)"
Performed by Al Jolson
Music by Harry Von Tilzer
Lyrics by Will Dillon
Music by Harry Von Tilzer
Lyrics by Will Dillon
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| Sheet Music |
March 12, 2016 Update: This cartoon was published in the New Yorker. I have updated the caption on the cartoon art to reflect this.
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| "It wouldn't work out, Nina. Basically, I suppose, I want a girl just like the girl who married dear old Dad." Barney Tobey, The New Yorker, December 24, 1960, page 34 |
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| "It wouldn't work out, Nina. Basically, I suppose, I want a girl just like the girl who married dear old Dad." Barney Tobey, The New Yorker, December 24, 1960, page 34 |
Note: There's more on these subjects in the archives:
Barney Tobey
Original cartoon art
Al Jolson
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