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Waiting for the Robert E. Lee

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The tune has been used with other words, such as the French song "J'Ai Envie De Chanter" (not a translation), with a new lyric by
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WAITING FOR THE ROBERT E. LEE by GLEN STORY; JACK BARBOUR and his Rhythm Rustlers
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Reinventing Dixie: Tin Pan Alley's Songs and the Creation of the Mythic South
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WAITING FOR THE ROBERT E. LEE by BEN LIGHT with Instrumental Accompaniment
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Waiting For The Robert E. Lee by Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians
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Who Should Sing 'Ol' Man River'?: The Lives of an American Song
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Waiting for the Robert E. Lee by Dean Hudson And His Orchestra
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Waiting For The Robert E. Lee by Turk Murphy's Jazz Band
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American Popular Song: The Great Innovators, 1900-1950
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American Popular Song: The Great Innovators, 1900–1950
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Waiting for the Robert E. Lee by Heidelberg Quintette
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Waiting For The Robert E. Lee by Jimmy Blade's Music
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Waiting for the Robert E. Lee by Abe's Rhythm Bones
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Index


Song
Songwriter(s)
Lewis F. Muir
L. Wolfe Gilbert
American
popular song
Lewis F. Muir
L. Wolfe Gilbert
steamboat
Heidelberg Quintet
Arthur Collins
Byron Harlan
Al Jolson
Benny Goodman
Wayne Newton
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Louis Jordan
Dean Martin
Russ Conway
Chas and Dave
Neil Diamond
Lizzie Miles
blackface
Judy Garland
Mickey Rooney
MGM
Babes on Broadway
Alec Wilder
Great American Songbook

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