Mandy Make Up Your Mind
Grant Clarke (w), George W. Meyer (m)
Dixie To Broadway, 1924
VERSE
June time is drawing near,
The time I long to hear,
Sweet sounds of Wedding chimes,
Lonesome times disappear.
Their joyful melody,
Means joy for you and me,
So if you'll just agree,
Happy we will be.
VERSE
There is a spot I know,
Just for a bungalow,
So dearie, don't delay,
Name the day and we'll go.
The thought of rice and shoes,
Make me forget the blues,
Your answer give me, please,
Put my heart at ease.
CHORUS
Weddin' bells are dandy, Mandy make up your mind
Preacher man is handy Mandy easy to find
Marching down the aisle your style will make 'em all stare,
With a little Black-eyed Susan stuck in your hair,
Gee but you're the candy, Mandy, Won't you decide,
Ev'rything is dandy, Mandy, once you're a bride,
In a year or two there may be three of a kind
Listen to me Mandy make up your mind.
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| Recorded | Performers | Label | Cat.# | Matrix |
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| | Nathan Glantz & His Orchestra | Emerson | 10827 | 3542 |
| | Strickland's Palais D'Or Orchestra | Merrit | 11444 | 11031 |
| | Mike Speciale & His Orchestra | Pathé Actuelle | 36155 | 105594 |
| | Brox Sisters | Victor | 19510 | 30697 |
| 12/17/1923 | Cameo Dance Orchestra | Cameo | 644 | 1224 |
| 09/15/1924 | Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra | Victor | 19492-A | 30820 |
| 10/10/1924 | Mike Speciale Orchestra | Perfect | 14336 | 105594 |
| 10/16/1924 | Oriole Terrace Orchestra (Fiorito) | Brunswick | 2741-B | 14005 |
| 12/11/1924 | Ben Bernie & His Orchestra | Vocalion | 14939-A | 14041 |
| 12/17/1924 | Clarence Williams Blue 5 | Columbia | 35957 | CO27830 |
| 12/17/1924 | Clarence Williams Blue Five | Okeh | 40260-B | 73026 |
| 04/30/1925 | Chubb Steinberg Orchestra | Gennett | 3058 | G12230 |
| 12/12/1939 | Muggsy Spanier Ragtime Band | Bluebird | B10766-B | 045748 |
| 12/12/1939 | Mugsy Spanier & His Orchestra | RCA Victor | 20-3898 | 45748 |
| 07/02/1942 | Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra | RCA Victor | 20-1522B | 75404 |
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Year | Title | Medium | Type | Usage |
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1924 | Dixie To Broadway | stage | stage original | introduced |