Allan Sherman - The Ballad of Harry Lewis download song

"The Drapes of Roth", one of the greatest puns in history, brings the song to a halt for an ovation.

The extreme hard genuine laughter makes this the best. 1:13 that guy trying not to laugh is my favorite

great stuff - i still laugh and i know the words by heart!

Drapes of Roth...best ever!

Just ordered three Allan Sherman CD's from ebay!!! Thanks for the memories!!!

Thank you so much I'm really happy you made this for me

Glory Glory Mark Cohen :>)) I'm a big fan of Allan Sherman and I remember the day my Dad took home "My Son, The Folk Singer". It never left our record player!

This really is hilarious.

Always loved this song! Taught it many years ago to my then grammar-school aged step-daughter. Went to 1 of her Catholic school functions where 'Battle Hymn of the Republic' was sung. Could not find a hole small enough to hide in when she sang "Glory, glory Harry Lewis" at the top of her lungs! Am STILL reminded of it to this day!

My dad ardently believes that the line "trampling through the warehouse where the Drapes of Roth are stored" is the "worst" (BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!EVA!!!!!!!) pun in the history of comedy.

Funny then, funny now. RIP Allan Sherman.

I always thought the first few albums of largely Jewish humor were the funniest. After that, he deliberately tried to get away from Jewish humor. Odd how we never really want to do the things we do best.

Allan Sherman goes shining on

A comedic masterpiece.  Allen Sherman was the Man. Thanks for sharing this, Mark.

I'm singing you the ballad Of a great man of the cloth His name was Harry Lewis And he worked for Irving Roth He died while cutting velvet On a hot July the 4th But his cloth goes shining on Glory, glory Harry Lewis Glory, glory Harry Lewis Glory, glory Harry Lewis His cloth goes shining on Oh Harry Lewis perished In the service of his Lord He was trampling through the warehouse Where the drapes of Roth are stored He had the finest funeral The union could afford And his cloth goes shining on Glory, glory Harry Lewis Glory, glory Harry Lewis Glory, glory Harry Lewis His cloth goes shining on Although a fire was raging Harry stood by his machine And when the firemen broke in They discovered him between A pile of roasted Dacron And some french fried gabardine His cloth goes shining on Glory, glory Harry Lewis Glory, glory Harry Lewis Glory, glory Harry Lewis His cloth goes shining on

This is so nice

The best! Right along with Bill Dana as the First Man in Space! José Jiménez