I Had A Little Overcoat...a Yiddish folksong and some recycled papermaking
This Yiddish folksong is the original source for the Thrifty Tailor story in the previous blog. I HAD A LITTLE OVERCOAT (traditional Yiddish, English by Teddi Schwartz & Arthur Kevess) (The midi for this song can be found at Mudcat MIDIs ) 1.I had a little overcoat, as old as can be Tralala lalalala lalala What I'd ever do with it, I just couldn't see Tralala lalalala lalala So I thought a little while And made myself a jacket in the very latest style Tralalala lalala (2x) Made a jacket in the very latest style 2. I had a little jacket, it was old as can be Tralala lalalala lalala What I'd ever do with it, I just couldn't see Tralala lalalala lalala So I thought a little while And made myself a vest in the very latest style Tralalala lalala (2x) Made a vest in the very latest style 3. I had a little vest, as old as it could be Tralala lalalala lalala What I'd ever do with it, I just couldn't see Tralala lalalala lalala So I thought a little while And I mad...