Sam Mayo (1877-1938)
Last updated: 30.03.23
According 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.
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Sam Mayo | Biography by wikipedia.org. |
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Various Performers | Cockney Kings of the Music Hall |        |
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Various Performers | Music Hall | |
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Various Performers | At The Football Match Last Saturday | |
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Are Yer Goin' to Have One? | Sam Mayo (music) Alan Martyn (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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At a Minute to Seven Last Night | Sam Mayo (music) Worton David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Bread and Marmalade | Will Terry (words & music) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Chinaman, The | Sam Mayo (music) Worton David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Clap Hands, Daddy's Come Home | Sam Mayo (music) Worton David (words) Harry Leighton (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Down and Out Blues, The | Sam Mayo (words & music) Flanagen & Allen (perf.) |
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Eskimo, The | Fred Godfrey (words & music) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Far, Far Away | Sam Mayo (music) Worton David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Fiddle De Diddle De Dee | Sam Mayo (words & music) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Ha! Ha! Ha! He! He! He! | Sam Mayo (music) Worton David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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He's Gone to Where They Don't Play Billiards | Sam Mayo (music) J.P. Harrington (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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⇑He's Got No Work to Do | Sam Mayo (music) Worton David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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I Can't Forget the Days When I Was Young | Sam Mayo (music) Worton David (words) Ada Reeve (perf.) |
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I Didn't Stop Running | Unknown (words & music) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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I Played My Concertina | H.C. Lovell (music) W. David (words) Arthur Osmond (perf.) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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I Ran Straight Home With the News | Fred E. Cliffe (music) Fred Godfrey (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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I Rang My Little Bell and Ran Away | Sam Mayo (music) Worton David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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I Was Having Breakfast in Bed | Sam Mayo (music) Cartly (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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I Went Round the Following Morn | Sam Mayo (music) James Stewart (words) Fred Alsopp (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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If You Want to Get on in Revue | Sam Mayo (words & music) Marie Lloyd (perf.) Hilda Glyder (perf.) Daisy James (perf.) |
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I'm Frightened and Why | Harry Wincott (music) Harry Leighton (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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I'm Going to Sing a Song | Worton David (music) F.V. St. Clair (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Kind Friends | Ted Cowan (words & music) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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⇑Listen to Me and I'll Prove That I'm Right | Worton David (music) Sam Mayo (words) Fred Earle (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Most Miserable Man on Earth, The | William Hargreaves (words & music) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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My London Gal | Sam Mayo (music) John P. Harrington (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Night Watchman, The | Unknown (words & music) S. Mayo (perf.) W. Bard (perf.) |
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Oh! Oh! It's a Terrible Tale | Sam Mayo (music) Worton David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Policeman, The | Sam Mayo (music) Worton David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Poor Old Pa! | Sam Mayo (music) Arthur Martyn (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Pushing Young Man, The | Sam Mayo (music) Worton David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Put That Gramophone Record on Again | Sam Mayo (words & music) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Sam Mayo's Mirth Mixture | Sam Mayo (music) Worton David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Sh! I Jumped on a Bus | Sam Mayo (music) Worton David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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She Cost Me Seven-And-Sixpence | Sam Mayo (music) James Hargreaves (words) W. Bard (perf.) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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⇑Smith, Jones, Robinson and Brown | Sam Mayo (music) John P. Harrington (words) Ella Retford (perf.) |
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Tally-Ho! | Sam Mayo (music) W. David (words) N. Wallace (perf.) |
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Then the Night Began to Fall | Worton David (music) R P Weston (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Things Are Worse in Russia | Sam Mayo (words & music) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Wallah, Wallah Wallaperoo | Sam Mayo (music) Worton David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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We All Jumped Out of Bed | Sam Mayo (music) Harry Leighton (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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We Don't Want Another War | Sam Mayo (words & music) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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When I Woke Up in the Morning | Sam Mayo (words & music) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Widow's Song, The | Unknown (words & music) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Wind Blew Hard From the North South West, The | Sam Mayo (music) Worton David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Would You Like to Know the Reason? | Harry Allen (music) John P Harrington (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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Baby (1932) | S. Mayo (words & music) S. Mayo (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP |  |
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Chinaman (1906), The | S. Mayo (music) W. David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Down and Out Blues (1938), The | S. Mayo (words & music) Flanagen & Allen (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Ha! Ha! Ha! He! He! He! (1910) | S. Mayo (music) W. David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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I Can't Forget the Days When I Was Young (1919) | S. Mayo (words & music) Ada Reeve (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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I Know Where the Flies Go (1921) | S. Mayo (words & music) Walter Williams (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Johnnie, I'll Come Back to You (1923) | S. Mayo (words & music) S. Mayo (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Let's All Yawn Together (1931) | S. Mayo (words & music) | Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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She Cost Me Seven-And-Sixpence | S. Mayo (music) J. Hargreaves (words) W. Bard (perf.) S. Mayo (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Monologues | |
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Wallah, Wallah Wallaperoo (1910) | S. Mayo (music) W. David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Where Do Flies Go in the Winter Time? (1909) | S. Mayo (music) F. Leo (words) G.S. Melvin (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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I've Only Come Down For the Day (1912) | F. Leo (music) S. Mayo (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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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 | |
This list is arranged by composer and contains 53 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)
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Would You Like to Know the Reason? (1903) | Harry Allen | John P Harrington (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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I Ran Straight Home With the News (1913) | Fred E. Cliffe | Fred Godfrey (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Kind Friends (1902) | Ted Cowan(w&m) | S. Mayo (perf.) | |
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I'm Going to Sing a Song (1906) | Worton David | F.V. St. Clair (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Listen to Me and I'll Prove That I'm Right (1908) | Worton David | Sam Mayo (words) Fred Earle (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Then the Night Began to Fall (1914) | Worton David | R P Weston (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Listen to Me and I'll Prove That I'm Right (1908) | Fred Earle | S. Mayo (words) W. David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Five Pound (£5) Note (1889), The | Frederick Eplett | Fred Ogden (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Eskimo (1913), The | Fred Godfrey | F.E. Cliffe (words) W. David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Most Miserable Man on Earth (1905), The | William Hargreaves(w&m) | S. Mayo (perf.) | Pub. |
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⇑Lots of Littles Make a Lot (1902) | Harry Leighton(w&m) | S. Mayo (perf.) | |
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I've Only Come Down For the Day (1912) | Frank Leo(w&m) | S. Mayo (perf.) | |
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I Played My Concertina (1909) | H.C. Lovell | W. David (words) Arthur Osmond (perf.) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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He's Gone to Where They Don't Play Billiards (1903) | Sam Mayo | J.P. Harrington (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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We All Jumped Out of Bed (1903) | Sam Mayo | Harry Leighton (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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I Went Round the Following Morn (1904) | Sam Mayo | James Stewart (words) Fred Alsopp (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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My London Gal (1904) | Sam Mayo | John P. Harrington (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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She Cost Me Seven-And-Sixpence (1904) | Sam Mayo | James Hargreaves (words) W. Bard (perf.) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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When I Woke Up in the Morning (1904) | Sam Mayo | E. Bateman (words) F.W. Leigh (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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At a Minute to Seven Last Night (1906) | Sam Mayo | W. David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Chinaman (1906), The | Sam Mayo | W. David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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⇑Fiddle De Diddle De Dee (1906) | Sam Mayo | Arthur Ricks (words) Harry Leighton (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Pushing Young Man (1906), The | Sam Mayo | Worton David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Clap Hands, Daddy's Come Home (1907) | Sam Mayo | W. David (words) Harry Leighton (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Policeman (1907), The | Sam Mayo | David Worton (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Sam Mayo's Mirth Mixture (1907) | Sam Mayo | Worton David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Town Crier (1907), The | Sam Mayo | S. Mayo (perf.) | |
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Oh! Oh! It's a Terrible Tale (1908) | Sam Mayo(w&m) | S. Mayo (perf.) | Pub. |
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Sh! I Jumped on a Bus (1908) | Sam Mayo | Worton David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Wind Blew Hard From the North South West (1908), The | Sam Mayo | Worton David (words) L. St John (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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He's Got No Work to Do (1909) | Sam Mayo | Worton David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Ha! Ha! Ha! He! He! He! (1910) | Sam Mayo | W. David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) B. Albert (perf.) |
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⇑Wallah, Wallah Wallaperoo (1910) | Sam Mayo | Worton David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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I Rang My Little Bell and Ran Away (1911) | Sam Mayo | Worton David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Far, Far Away (1912) | Sam Mayo | Worton David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Are Yer Goin' to Have One? (1922) | Sam Mayo | Alan Martyn (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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My Breakfast in Bed (1922) | Sam Mayo(w&m) | S. Mayo (perf.) | |
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Poor Old Pa! (1922) | Sam Mayo(w&m) | S. Mayo (perf.) | |
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Put That Gramophone Record on Again (1922) | Sam Mayo(w&m) | S. Mayo (perf.) | |
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Johnnie, I'll Come Back to You (1923) | Sam Mayo(w&m) | S. Mayo (perf.) | |
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Things Are Worse in Russia (1928) | Sam Mayo(w&m) | S. Mayo (perf.) | |
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Famous Whispering Whatnot (1931), The | Sam Mayo | S. Mayo (perf.) | |
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Baby (1932) | Sam Mayo(w&m) | S. Mayo (perf.) | Pub. |
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⇑We Don't Want Another War (1935) | Sam Mayo(w&m) | S. Mayo (perf.) | |
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I Was Having Breakfast in Bed (?) | Sam Mayo | Cartly (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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Bread and Marmalade (1915) | Will Terry | Frank Wood (words) Worton David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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I Didn't Stop Running (?) | Unknown | S. Mayo (perf.) | |
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Night Watchman (?), The | Unknown | S. Mayo (perf.) W. Bard (perf.) |
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Widow's Song (?), The | Unknown | S. Mayo (perf.) | |
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Stop! Stop! Stop! (1903) | Harry Wincott | H. Leighton (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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I'm Frightened and Why (1904) | Harry Wincott | Harry Leighton (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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I'm Going Home to My Mother! (1904) | Harry Wincott | H. Leighton (words) S. Mayo (perf.) Frank Seeley (perf.) |
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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:
(w&m)
(w&m)
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| He's Gone to Where They Don't Play Billiards | 1903 | J.P. Harrington (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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| We All Jumped Out of Bed | 1903 | Harry Leighton (words) S. Mayo (perf.) arr.: Leslie Smith |
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| I Went Round the Following Morn | 1904 | James Stewart (words) Fred Alsopp (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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| I'm Afraid, and Why (w&m) | 1904 | |
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| My London Gal | 1904 | John P. Harrington (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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| She Cost Me Seven-And-Sixpence | 1904 | James Hargreaves (words) W. Bard (perf.) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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| When I Woke Up in the Morning | 1904 | E. Bateman (words) F.W. Leigh (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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| At a Minute to Seven Last Night | 1906 | W. David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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| Chinaman, The | 1906 | W. David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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| Fiddle De Diddle De Dee | 1906 | Arthur Ricks (words) Harry Leighton (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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| Pushing Young Man, The | 1906 | Worton David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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| ⇑ Clap Hands, Daddy's Come Home | 1907 | W. David (words) Harry Leighton (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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| I'm Going to Sing a Song | 1907 | W. David (words) | |
| Policeman, The | 1907 | David Worton (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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| Sam Mayo's Mirth Mixture | 1907 | Worton David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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| Tally-Ho! (w&m) | 1907 | W. David (words) N. Wallace (perf.) |
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| Town Crier, The | 1907 | S. Mayo (perf.) | |
| When the Summer Breezes Blow | 1907 | W. David (words) A. Lennard (perf.) |
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| Oh! Oh! It's a Terrible Tale (w&m) | 1908 | S. Mayo (perf.) | |
| Sh! I Jumped on a Bus | 1908 | Worton David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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| Wind Blew Hard From the North South West, The | 1908 | Worton David (words) L. St John (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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| He's Got No Work to Do | 1909 | Worton David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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| Where Do Flies Go in the Winter Time? | 1909 | F. Leo (words) G.S. Melvin (perf.) Bert Weston (perf.) E. Mayne (perf.) |
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| Ha! Ha! Ha! He! He! He! | 1910 | W. David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) B. Albert (perf.) |
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| Wallah, Wallah Wallaperoo | 1910 | Worton David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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| I Rang My Little Bell and Ran Away | 1911 | Worton David (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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| Far, Far Away | 1912 | Worton David (words) S. 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 | |
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| If You Want to Get on in Revue | 1918 | Hilda Glyder (words) Marie Lloyd (perf.) Hilda Glyder (perf.) Daisy James (perf.) |
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| 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. |
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| 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 | Walter Williams (perf.) | |
| 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) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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| My Breakfast in Bed (w&m) | 1922 | S. Mayo (perf.) | |
| Our Princess (w&m) | 1922 | ||
| ⇑ Poor Old Pa! (w&m) | 1922 | S. Mayo (perf.) | |
| Put That Gramophone Record on Again (w&m) | 1922 | S. Mayo (perf.) | |
| Washing the Plates and Dishes (w&m) | 1922 | ||
| Johnnie, I'll Come Back to You (w&m) | 1923 | S. Mayo (perf.) | |
| Things Are Worse in Russia (w&m) | 1928 | S. Mayo (perf.) |
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| 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 | S. Mayo (perf.) |  |
| Let's All Yawn Together (w&m) | 1931 | |
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| Baby (w&m) | 1932 | S. Mayo (perf.) | |
| 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 | S. Mayo (perf.) | |
| Bullocks (w&m) | 1936 | ||
| Down and Out Blues, The (w&m) | 1938 | Flanagen & Allen (perf.) | |
| I Was Having Breakfast in Bed | ? | Cartly (words) S. Mayo (perf.) |
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The Famous Whispering Whatnot (1931) | 4:17 | S. Mayo |
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Sam Mayo (1930) | 5:52 | S. Mayo |
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Sam Mayo (1932) | 3:34 | S. Mayo |
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Bread and Marmalade | 3:00 | S. Mayo |