Ah, a Harold Arlen tune, lyrics by Dorothy Fields. From THE FARMER TAKES A
WIFE.

The actual title is "Can You Spell Schenectady?" You should be able to pick
it up at a shop that sells sheet music from the 1950's.

Best wishes,

Leslie Corn
NYC Genealogical Research & Due Diligence
NYG&BS Library Committee & Subcommittee on Collection Development
Co-Chair, Repositories, NYG&BS NYC 2000 Research Conference, April 30-May 7,
2000
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In a message dated 10/19/99 9:27:09 AM, [log in to unmask] wrote:

>A number of years ago (in the late 1960s or early 1970s) I heard a song on
>a Capital District Radio Station (possibly WGY). At that time the song
>was already quite old. The title and/or main refrain of the song was "I
>can't
>Spell Schenectady." There  were references to all sorts of things that the
>narrator could do--except to spell Schenectady.
>        I have presumed that the song had roots in Vaudeville days, but
>perhaps there were reasons for Schenectady being on the nation's
>mental/cultural map at the time song was written?
>        Is anyone on the list familiar with this song? Do you know
>where I could  (relatively easily) get a recording?
>        Thanks
>
>Ian McGiver
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