Cane News’ Ringtone ?
Irving Berlin (1888 –1989) was one of the most prolific songwriters in Tin Pan Alley/Broadway’s history. One of the few to have written both music and lyrics for his many songs – these totaled almost a thousand.
Irving Berlin.
One such is a song entitled ‘My Walking Stick’. It is available to download free of charge and even as a ringtone for your mobile phone – a must for the cane aficionado!
(Verse)
Take away my high hats
Take away my favorite tie
Take away my white spats
I’ll still get by
But my walking stick
You simply must let that be
I mean you can’t take that away from me
(Refrain)
Without my walking stick, I’d go insane
Can’t look my best, I’d feel undressed without my cane
Must have my walking stick ’cause it may rain
And when it pours, can’t be outdoors without my cane
If I ever left my house without my walking stick
It would just be something I could never explain
The thing that makes me click on Lovers’ Lane
Would go for naught if I were caught without my cane
Thank you Irving! I don’t suppose you knew you were writing Cane News’ anthem, but I hope all our readers will download your song and the ring tone as a tribute to your good taste!
Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire with Irving Berlin at The Piano.
Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire Dancing.
For more about Fred Astair including a clip of his unsurpassable dancing with a cane, see our article ‘From The Screen to The Ritz’ in the Imagination section.
