Polka Dot Tie…Oh Man Oh Man
When I saw this tie from Arrow, that darn song kept running through my head. Make it stop! All of the “vintage” films of this song don’t seem to work, so here is a more recent performance of Dodie Stevens singing the song that can’t get out of my head. Now it is in yours. Ha Ha
If you would like to sing along:
Now I’ve got a guy and his name is Dooley
He’s my guy and I love him truly
He’s not good lookin’, heaven knows
But I’m wild about his crazy clothes
He wears tan shoes with pink shoelaces
A polka dot vest and man, oh, man
Tan shoes with pink shoelaces
And a big Panama with a purple hat band
Ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh
He takes me deep-sea fishing in a submarine
We got to drive-in movies in a limousine
He’s got a whirly-birdy and a 12-foot yacht
Ah, but thats-a not all he’s got
He’s got tan shoes with pink shoelaces
A polka dot vest and man, oh, man
Tan shoes with pink shoelaces
And a big Panama with a purple hat band
Now Dooley had a feelin’ we were goin’ to war
So he went out and enlisted in a fightin’ corps
But he landed in the brig for raisin’ such a storm
When they tried to put ‘em in a uniform
He wanted tan shoes with pink shoelaces
A polka dot vest and man, oh, man
He wanted tan shoes with pink shoelaces
And a big Panama with a purple hat band
Ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh
Now one day Dooley started feelin’ sick
And he decided that he better make his will out quick
He said
“Just before the angels come to carry me
I want it down in writin’ how to bury me.”
A’wearin tan shoes with pink shoelaces
A polka dot vest and man, oh, man
Give me tan shoes with pink shoelaces
And a big Panama with a purple hat band
Ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh
And a big Panama with a purple hat band!!
VintageGent's Vintage Picks, trivia, useless information, vintage clothing | Comment (0)New! Fit for a VintageGent: Golf Tie
Now, at InColdStorage at Etsy, there is a section named after this blog of items from the collection that are things I would select. Look for the section “Picks for a VintageGent” and you will see one or two items at a time that may be something that you are interested in snapping up. That’s right, for now there will be one or two items and when they are gone, they are gone. They may sell, or they may just switch them out to keep you on your toes, and we’ll see how fast they go.
Of course, you might want to look at the other items in the shop, such as handbags, kitchenware, and books which are all great too. Now, however, it will be like your own personalVintageGent or VintageGent-ette selecting items for you that you may just have to have, or at least are a little bit unique.
The inaugaral item is a nifty square bottom tie from the 60s with a golfing theme. Where is the rule that golf themed ties have to have Mickey Mouse on them or be polyester? Well, not in this case. This one, I think would be great for even someone who does not care to golf. The graphics are just so cool and a definite “throwback.”
The price is $9.00, with shipping just a little bit more, or buy another item in the store and combine shipping.
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