Sam Mayo  (1877-1938)
Last updated: 18.12.23
p_mayos.jpgAccording to the Internet source given below, Sam Mayo was an English music hall entertainer, pianist and songwriter born in London.
His career started by singing in pubs and clubs with his brothers Ted and Maurice Cowan. As a music hall entertainer he was billed as "The Immobile One". His stage dress was a long overcoat or dressing gown whilst he sang deadpan at the piano. The greater part of his material was written by himself.
He died in Charing Cross, London.
Websites:
url15.gif Sam Mayo Biography by wikipedia.org.  
  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
  Wax Cylinders      
     Performer CD Title Supplier
       
Folk Music CDs:
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     Title Attribution Remarks
       
url15.gif Are Yer Goin' to Have One? Sam Mayo (music)
Alan Martyn (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif At a Minute to Seven Last Night Sam Mayo (music)
Worton David (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif Bread and Marmalade Will Terry (words & music)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif Chinaman, The Sam Mayo (music)
Worton David (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif Clap Hands, Daddy's Come Home Sam Mayo (music)
Worton David (words)
Harry Leighton (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif Down and Out Blues, The Sam Mayo (words & music)
Flanagen & Allen (perf.)
 
url15.gif Eskimo, The Fred Godfrey (words & music)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif Far, Far Away Sam Mayo (music)
Worton David (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif Fiddle De Diddle De Dee Sam Mayo (words & music)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif Ha! Ha! Ha! He! He! He! Sam Mayo (music)
Worton David (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif He's Gone to Where They Don't Play Billiards Sam Mayo (music)
J.P. Harrington (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif  He's Got No Work to Do Sam Mayo (music)
Worton David (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif I Can't Forget the Days When I Was Young Sam Mayo (music)
Worton David (words)
Ada Reeve (perf.)
 
url15.gif I Didn't Stop Running Unknown (words & music)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif I Played My Concertina H.C. Lovell (music)
Worton David (words)
Arthur Osmond (perf.)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif I Ran Straight Home With the News Fred E. Cliffe (music)
Fred Godfrey (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif I Rang My Little Bell and Ran Away Sam Mayo (music)
Worton David (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif I Was Having Breakfast in Bed Sam Mayo (music)
Cartly (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif I Went Round the Following Morn Sam Mayo (music)
James Stewart (words)
Fred Alsopp (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif If You Want to Get on in Revue Sam Mayo (words & music)
Marie Lloyd (perf.)
Hilda Glyder (perf.)
Daisy James (perf.)
 
url15.gif I'm Frightened and Why Harry Wincott (music)
Harry Leighton (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif I'm Going to Sing a Song Worton David (music)
F.V St. Clair (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif Kind Friends Ted Cowan (words & music)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif  Listen to Me and I'll Prove That I'm Right Worton David (music)
Sam Mayo (words)
Fred Earle (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif Most Miserable Man on Earth, The William Hargreaves (words & music)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif My London Gal Sam Mayo (music)
John P. Harrington (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif Night Watchman, The Unknown (words & music)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
Wilkie Bard (perf.)
 
url15.gif Oh! Oh! It's a Terrible Tale Sam Mayo (music)
Worton David (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif Policeman, The Sam Mayo (music)
Worton David (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif Poor Old Pa! Sam Mayo (music)
Arthur Martyn (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif Pushing Young Man, The Sam Mayo (music)
Worton David (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif Put That Gramophone Record on Again Sam Mayo (words & music)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif Sam Mayo's Mirth Mixture Sam Mayo (music)
Worton David (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif Sh! I Jumped on a Bus Sam Mayo (music)
Worton David (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif She Cost Me Seven-And-Sixpence Sam Mayo (music)
James Hargreaves (words)
Wilkie Bard (perf.)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
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url15.gif  Smith, Jones, Robinson and Brown Sam Mayo (music)
John P. Harrington (words)
Ella Retford (perf.)
 
url15.gif Tally-Ho! Sam Mayo (music)
Worton David (words)
Nellie Wallace (perf.)
 
url15.gif Then the Night Began to Fall Worton David (music)
R P Weston (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif Things Are Worse in Russia Sam Mayo (words & music)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif Wallah, Wallah Wallaperoo Sam Mayo (music)
Worton David (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif We All Jumped Out of Bed Sam Mayo (music)
Harry Leighton (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif We Don't Want Another War Sam Mayo (words & music)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif When I Woke Up in the Morning Sam Mayo (words & music)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif Widow's Song, The Unknown (words & music)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif Wind Blew Hard From the North South West, The Sam Mayo (music)
Worton David (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
url15.gif Would You Like to Know the Reason? Harry Allen (music)
John P Harrington (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif Baby (1932) S. Mayo (w&m)
S. Mayo (perf.)
Piano, Voice IMSLP wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Chinaman (1906), The S. Mayo (music)
W. David (words)
S. Mayo (perf.)
Piano, Voice IMSLP wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Down and Out Blues (1938), The S. Mayo (w&m)
Flanagen & Allen (perf.)
Piano, Voice IMSLP wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Ha! Ha! Ha! He! He! He! (1910) S. Mayo (music)
W. David (words)
S. Mayo (perf.)
Piano, Voice IMSLP wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif I Can't Forget the Days When I Was Young (1919) S. Mayo (w&m)
Ada Reeve (perf.)
Piano, Voice IMSLP Pub.


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I Know Where the Flies Go (1921) S. Mayo (w&m)
J.P. Harrington (words)
Walter Williams (perf.)
Albert Plunkett (perf.)
Piano, Voice

IMSLP
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pdf15.gif Johnnie, I'll Come Back to You (1923) S. Mayo (w&m)
S. Mayo (perf.)
Piano, Voice IMSLP Pub.
pdf15.gif  Let's All Yawn Together (1931) S. Mayo (w&m) Piano, Voice IMSLP wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif She Cost Me Seven-And-Sixpence (1904) S. Mayo (music)
J. Hargreaves (words)
W. Bard (perf.)
S. Mayo (perf.)
Piano, Voice Monologues
pdf15.gif Wallah, Wallah Wallaperoo (1910) S. Mayo (music)
W. David (words)
S. Mayo (perf.)
Piano, Voice IMSLP wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Where Do Flies Go in the Winter Time? (1909) S. Mayo (music)
F. Leo (words)
G.S. Melvin (perf.)
Piano, Voice IMSLP Pub.
  As performer        
pdf15.gif Listen to Me and I'll Prove That I'm Right (1908) F. Earle (music)
S. Mayo (words)
W. David (words)
S. Mayo (perf.)
Piano, Voice IMSLP wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif I've Only Come Down For the Day (1912) F. Leo (w&m)
S. Mayo (perf.)
Piano, Voice IMSLP wvicon.gif
This list is arranged by composer and contains 52 works performed by Sam Mayo who is featured on sheet music covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
     Title Composer Attribution Remarks
         
perf15.jpg Would You Like to Know the Reason? (1903) Harry Allen John P Harrington (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
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perf15.jpg I Ran Straight Home With the News (1913) Fred E. Cliffe Fred Godfrey (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
perf15.jpg Kind Friends (1902) Ted Cowan(w&m) Sam Mayo (perf.)
perf15.jpg I'm Going to Sing a Song (1906) Worton David F.V St. Clair (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Listen to Me and I'll Prove That I'm Right (1908) Worton David Sam Mayo (words)
Fred Earle (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
Pub.
perf15.jpg Then the Night Began to Fall (1914) Worton David R P Weston (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Listen to Me and I'll Prove That I'm Right (1908) Fred Earle Sam Mayo (words)
Worton David (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Five Pound (£5) Note (1889), The Frederick Eplett Fred Ogden (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Eskimo (1913), The Fred Godfrey Fred E. Cliffe (words)
Worton David (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
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perf15.jpg Most Miserable Man on Earth (1905), The William Hargreaves(w&m) Sam Mayo (perf.) Pub.
perf15.jpg  Lots of Littles Make a Lot (1902) Harry Leighton(w&m) Sam Mayo (perf.) wvicon.gif
perf15.jpg I've Only Come Down For the Day (1912) Frank Leo(w&m) Sam Mayo (perf.) wvicon.gif
perf15.jpg I Played My Concertina (1909) H.C. Lovell Worton David (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
Arthur Osmond (perf.)
Pub.
perf15.jpg  Bread and Marmalade (1915) Will Terry Frank Wood (words)
Worton David (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
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perf15.jpg I Didn't Stop Running (?) Unknown Sam Mayo (perf.)
perf15.jpg Night Watchman (?), The Unknown Wilkie Bard (perf.)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
perf15.jpg Widow's Song (?), The Unknown Sam Mayo (perf.)
perf15.jpg Stop! Stop! Stop! (1903) Harry Wincott Harry Leighton (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
Pub.
perf15.jpg I'm Frightened and Why (1904) Harry Wincott Harry Leighton (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
perf15.jpg I'm Going Home to My Mother! (1904) Harry Wincott Harry Leighton (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
Frank Seeley (perf.)
Pub.
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 59 works by Sam Mayo (1877-1938). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: pdf15.gif (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
He's Gone to Where They Don't Play Billiards 1903 J. P. Harrington (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
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We All Jumped Out of Bed 1903 Harry Leighton (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
arr.: Leslie Smith
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I Went Round the Following Morn 1904 James Stewart (words)
Fred Alsopp (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
I'm Afraid, and Why (w&m) 1904  wvicon.gif
My London Gal 1904 John P. Harrington (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
She Cost Me Seven-And-Sixpence 1904 James Hargreaves (words)
Wilkie Bard (perf.)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
When I Woke Up in the Morning 1904 Edgar Bateman (words)
Fred W. Leigh (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 Pub.
At a Minute to Seven Last Night 1906 Worton David (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 Pub.
Chinaman, The 1906 Worton David (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
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Fiddle De Diddle De Dee 1906 Arthur Ricks (words)
Harry Leighton (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
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Pushing Young Man, The 1906 Worton David (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
Clap Hands, Daddy's Come Home 1907 Worton David (words)
Harry Leighton (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
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I'm Going to Sing a Song 1907 Worton David (words)  wvicon.gif
Policeman, The 1907 David Worton (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
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Sam Mayo's Mirth Mixture 1907 Worton David (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
Tally-Ho! (w&m) 1907 Worton David (words)
Nellie Wallace (perf.)
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Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Town Crier, The 1907 Sam Mayo (perf.)  audioextmp315.gif
When the Summer Breezes Blow 1907 Worton David (words)
Arthur Lennard (perf.)
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Oh! Oh! It's a Terrible Tale (w&m) 1908 Sam Mayo (perf.)  wvicon.gif
Sh! I Jumped on a Bus 1908 Worton David (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
Wind Blew Hard From the North South West, The 1908 Worton David (words)
L. St John (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
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He's Got No Work to Do 1909 Worton David (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
Where Do Flies Go in the Winter Time? 1909 Frank Leo (words)
Ernie Mayne (perf.)
G.S. Melvin (perf.)
Bert Weston (perf.)
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Ha! Ha! Ha! He! He! He! 1910 Worton David (words)
Ben Albert (perf.)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
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Wallah, Wallah Wallaperoo 1910 Worton David (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
 Pub.
I Rang My Little Bell and Ran Away 1911 Worton David (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
Far, Far Away 1912 Worton David (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
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In Germany I Sang Before the Kaiser. (w&m) 1912  Pub.
I'm a Member of the Blue Hungarian Band (w&m) 1914  wvicon.gif
If You Want to Get on in Revue 1918 Hilda Glyder (words)
Hilda Glyder (perf.)
Daisy James (perf.)
Marie Lloyd (perf.)
 Pub.
I Can't Forget the Days When I Was Young (w&m) 1919 Ada Reeve (perf.)  Pub.
Many Happy Returns of the Day (w&m) 1919  Pub.
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
A.B.C. of Love, The (w&m) 1920
If You Get a Good Man, Hold Him Tight (w&m) 1920
In Any Old House (w&m) 1920
Smith, Jones, Robinson and Brown 1920 John P Harrington (words)
Ella Retford (perf.)
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I Know Where the Flies Go (w&m) 1921 J. P. Harrington (words)
Albert Plunkett (perf.)
Walter Williams (perf.)
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Roast Beef of Old England (w&m) 1921
When I Kiss My Baby Good-Night (w&m) 1921
Where Have Those Golden Sovereigns Gone To? (w&m) 1921
Are Yer Goin' to Have One? 1922 Alan Martyn (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
My Breakfast in Bed (w&m) 1922 Sam Mayo (perf.)
Our Princess (w&m) 1922
Poor Old Pa! (w&m) 1922 Sam Mayo (perf.)
Put That Gramophone Record on Again (w&m) 1922 Sam Mayo (perf.)
Washing the Plates and Dishes (w&m) 1922
Johnnie, I'll Come Back to You (w&m) 1923 Sam Mayo (perf.)  wvicon.gif
Things Are Worse in Russia (w&m) 1928 Sam Mayo (perf.)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
What Are You Going to Do With All Your Money (w&m) 1928
Rabbitt and Pickled Pork (w&m) 1929
Famous Whispering Whatnot, The 1931 Sam Mayo (perf.)  youtube15.jpg
Let's All Yawn Together (w&m) 1931  wvicon.gif
Baby (w&m) 1932 Sam Mayo (perf.)  wvicon.gif
Old Tin Can, The (w&m) 1932
Moo, Maa, Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! (w&m) 1935
We Don't Want Another War (w&m) 1935 Sam Mayo (perf.)
Bullocks (w&m) 1936
Down and Out Blues, The (w&m) 1938 Flanagen & Allen (perf.)  wvicon.gif
I Was Having Breakfast in Bed ? Cartly (words)
Sam Mayo (perf.)
     Composer Title Performer
       
youtube15.jpg S. Mayo The Famous Whispering Whatnot (1931) (4:17) S. Mayo
youtube15.jpg S. Mayo Sam Mayo (1930) (5:52) S. Mayo
youtube15.jpg S. Mayo Sam Mayo (1932) (3:34) S. Mayo
youtube15.jpg W. Terry Bread and Marmalade (3:00) S. Mayo