“The Girl in the Hansom Cab.” Words and music by Jimmy Kennedy (1937). Recorded by Jack Harris and His Orchestra, with vocals by Elsie Carlisle, on November 1, 1937. HMV BD-5289 mx. 0EA-5119-1.
“The Girl in the Hansom Cab” was composed by Jimmy Kennedy in 1937. Kennedy was a prolific lyricist and composer, with such well-known songs as “Isle of Capri” (1934), and “South of the Border (Down Mexico Way)” (1939) to his name, but “The Girl in the Hansom Cab” does not seem to be one of his more frequently covered compositions. It involves a chorus girl who marries up (although her having committed bigamy is suggested!), and the song employs the sort of barely veiled sexual innuendo so perfectly suited to Elsie’s comic delivery. Lyrics.
Other Recordings with Jack Harris
- October 25, 1937: “Moonlight on the Waterfall” (HMV B.D. 5290)
- October 25, 1937: “I’m a Little Prairie Flower (HMV B.D. 5289)
- November 1, 1937: “The Little Boy that Santa Claus Forgot” (HMV B.D. 5290)
- November 29, 1937: “Say ‘Si, Si’” (HMV B.D, 5305 & Electrola E.G. 6243)
- December 14, 1937: “How Many Rhymes Can You Get?” (HMV B.D, 5305 & Electrola E.G. 6243)
