Volume 10 , Issue 33

WWI - Sensational Stammering Song Success Sung by Soldiers & Sailors

"K-K-K-Katy" was a popular World War I-era song written by Geoffrey O'Hara in 1917 and published in March, 1918. The sheet music advertised it as "The Sensational Stammering Song Success Sung by Soldiers and Sailors," reflecting a time when speech impediments could be poked fun at -- albeit gentle fun in this case.

The song tells the story of Jimmy, a young soldier "brave and bold," who stutterd when he tried to speak to girls. Finally, he managed to talk to Katy, the "maid with hair of gold." The chorus is what he spoke:

K-K-K-Katy, beautiful Katy,
You're the only g-g-g-girl that I adore;
When the m-m-m-moon shines,
Over the cowshed,
I'll be waiting at the k-k-k-kitchen door.

"K-K-K-Katy" was recorded by Billy Murray on March 8, 1918 and released on Victor 18455. -- Wikipedia - Victor records
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