The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra — Annies Cousin Fannie

"Annie's Cousin Fannie" (aka "Annie's Cousin Fannie (Is A Sweetie Of Mine)") Dorsey Brothers Orchestra, with Kay Weber and band (vocal) • Tommy Dorsey -1st solo voice • Kay Weber -2nd solo voice • Don Matteson -3rd & 4th solo voice • Glenn Miller -final solo voice > ENTIRE BAND: Annie’s cousin Fannie, Oh what a gal I never had such a wonderful pal She likes me And I go for Annie’s cousin Fannie Every night at seven, I call at her door Annie doesn’t live there any more But I don’t care ‘Cause I go for Annie’s cousin Fannie Her lips are like honey Her kisses like wine She save’s ‘em all for me She’s not like her cousin She’s one in a dozen Fannie ruined Annie’s popularity She always stays at home And she answers the bell She tells all the others to go to, well Now you see Why I go for Annie’s cousin Fannie TOMMY DORSEY: Annie changed her address Took her name off the door I don’t know why She didn’t do that before She gathered up her coat And took her hat off the shelf Now I can have my Fannie, all to myself! BAND: I like my Fannie I go for Fannie Annie’s cousin Fannie is the gal for me KAY WEBER: A gentleman with a top hat Asked Annie for a date He said I’ll bring a friend for Fannie Meet us at eight They drove out in the woods Where they could be alone And Annie’s cousin Fannie is still walking home BAND: I like my Fannie I go for Fannie Annie’s cousin Fannie is the gal for me DON MATTESON: Annie and Fannie were friends long ago And everywhere that Annie went Fannie would go But Annie’s boyfriend Harvey said Give us a break They tried to shake Fannie But Fannie wouldn’t shake BAND: Oh they wouldn’t shake a Fannie Couldn't shake a Fannie Wouldn’t shake a Fannie She’d go too Oh they wouldn’t shake a Fannie Couldn't shake a Fannie Wouldn’t shake a Fannie What to do DON MATTESON: Well, here’s the thing that Fannie did That’ll give you a laugh Fannie built a house But it didn’t have a bath So Annie called around one day And she said to Fannie That’s a very funny house m’dear It's so uncanny BAND: I like my Fannie I go for Fannie Annie’s cousin Fannie is the gal for me GLENN MILLER: Annie’s cousin Fannie is a sweetie of mine She stays at home and waits for me All the time You may know some girls named Annie that are divine But you never saw a Fannie half as pretty as mine BAND: Annie’s cousin Fannie is a sweetie of mine << Recorded 4 June 1934, New York English Brunswick 6938