Yes my mom taught me this song cuz she learned it when she was a kid and she's been gone 10 years and I miss her so much but I still remember this song. Silly as hell but I still love it.
This is an old old family favorite - and today it seems to me very poignant for personal reasons. We have had a lot of fun.. Thank you for 'airing' it!; and with such fidelity.
I remembervthis. I was 11 . And I still remember the words. In fact I searched for it in youtube. I sang along with Grandmas Lye soap as if it were yesterday. 🎶😁🎶
Another post of, "I was just singing this to my boss, because we use lye at work." The Internet is amazing; I thought I might be the last person in the world to remember this. Thank you for this.
This came out when I was four. I remember listening to it as a child and then as a teenager. Always thought it was funny. So happy to find it on RUclips, because I have no idea what happened to my dad’s copy.
OMG, I was 4 when this came out and I still remember every word. And to my shame, I still laughed at it. I guess there's no hope for me. What has happened to the world?
My Dad LOVED this! I grew up Loving this! And, still know every single word, 65 years later. Actually, I have performed this in cabarets many times 😊😊😊
I had an older friend on the job that challenged me . He said I bet you don't know a song called grandma's lye soap. I grew up listening to Dr demento. So I knew the song and artist .he just smiled
About a month and a half ago, we were in Raleigh, NC and while there, we stopped at a few thrift stores, including the Goodwill in nearby Knightdale, and I found an original radio station copy of this on 78 RPM, still in very good condition.
Our families copy of this song was a 78RPM 10" record. I would place it on the console and turn the record changer on. This was when I was 5 or 6 years old. Today March 31's 2020 I got my suit from the back of the closet put on a tie for the first time in 8 years and recited as much of this "Sermon" I could remember as part of a "Stay in side at home" party for the grand children. Thanks for posting the recording. It was always fun to listen to.
I hadn’t heard this for over 30 years ago when Dr. Demento would periodically play it. Hearing it excerpted in The Last Picture Show sent me here. This is insane comedy genius. The Bo Peep shtick would have been enough, but Grandma’s Lye Soap is the icing.
If you look hard enough, you can find a video of this on RUclips, less the first two verses of Grandma, but with Mr. Stanley going to town on a comic book during the chorus following verse three.
Had the 45, and wore it out ! Favorite verse was about little Herman and brother Thurman, who had an aversion to washing their ears: Grandma scrubbed them with the lye soap . . . and they haven't heard a word in years !!! Also, I believe Stanley performed it live, at the Ohio State Fair !! 😊
I grew up in the Oklahoma City area. This fellow was rather popular there at the time of this recording. As a small child, I did not quite get the jokes. Now, as an old man, the humor is so obvious and cute!
Wondered what this was for 50+ years; watched TLPS last night (on DVD) for the first time in years, and wondered what was playing in the background in the final scene when Ruth Popper (Cloris Leachman) tells off Sonny Crawford (Timothy Bottoms) after Sonny has stood her up for months.
When this record came out it was very popular, and widely heard on radio. On the flip side of this record was another song called "I love to play the glockenspiel". I would like to hear that song on youtube or anywhere for that matter. I thought the song was very funny at the time.
This plays in the background of an emotionally distraught scene at the end of the film “The Last Picture Show” as an ironic contrast to what the characters are undergoing. The constant guffaws of the audience ironically emphasize the overall despair.
Oh boy!! Seventy years later and I still remember the words. I must be old!!!
You and me both .
me too!
Count me in..
I wore this 45 out as a child! What a classic!!
I haven't thought of this in 50 years. But I still remember every word.
I wore out my mom's record of this when I was a little girl. I haven't heard it in forever but remember every word as well!
Yes my mom taught me this song cuz she learned it when she was a kid and she's been gone 10 years and I miss her so much but I still remember this song. Silly as hell but I still love it.
This is an old old family favorite - and today it seems to me very poignant for personal reasons. We have had a lot of fun.. Thank you for 'airing' it!; and with such fidelity.
I remembervthis. I was 11 . And I still remember the words. In fact I searched for it in youtube. I sang along with Grandmas Lye soap as if it were yesterday. 🎶😁🎶
My very first favorite record. Played it over and over Until I broke it.
Another post of, "I was just singing this to my boss, because we use lye at work." The Internet is amazing; I thought I might be the last person in the world to remember this. Thank you for this.
I did this 50 plus years ago in a high school drama class by myself
This came out when I was four. I remember listening to it as a child and then as a teenager. Always thought it was funny. So happy to find it on RUclips, because I have no idea what happened to my dad’s copy.
OH..!! I. Found him. Memories! Haven't heard this in 50 years.😊❤.
There are two others from him I am looking for !
OMG, I was 4 when this came out and I still remember every word. And to my shame, I still laughed at it. I guess there's no hope for me. What has happened to the world?
This is one of the few spoken comedy routines to actually be a #1 hit on the music charts.
My Dad LOVED this!
I grew up Loving this!
And, still know every single word, 65 years later.
Actually, I have performed this in cabarets many times
😊😊😊
I remember listening to this on the radio & laughing ... this record was so popular!! TY for posting it!! Brings back some sweet memories!!
I had an older friend on the job that challenged me . He said I bet you don't know a song called grandma's lye soap. I grew up listening to Dr demento. So I knew the song and artist
.he just smiled
I have the sheet music for this. Yes, it was actually issued as sheet music!
Johnny Standley - The ultimate philosopher. Late 1952.
About a month and a half ago, we were in Raleigh, NC and while there, we stopped at a few thrift stores, including the Goodwill in nearby Knightdale, and I found an original radio station copy of this on 78 RPM, still in very good condition.
Brought back good memories and laughter
I still have this 45 in great condition. My mom bought it and I laughed every time I heard it-still laughing!
I about wore mine out.
Our families copy of this song was a 78RPM 10" record. I would place it on the console and turn the record changer on. This was when I was 5 or 6 years old. Today March 31's 2020 I got my suit from the back of the closet put on a tie for the first time in 8 years and recited as much of this "Sermon" I could remember as part of a "Stay in side at home" party for the grand children. Thanks for posting the recording. It was always fun to listen to.
I hadn’t heard this for over 30 years ago when Dr. Demento would periodically play it. Hearing it excerpted in The Last Picture Show sent me here. This is insane comedy genius. The Bo Peep shtick would have been enough, but Grandma’s Lye Soap is the icing.
If you look hard enough, you can find a video of this on RUclips, less the first two verses of Grandma, but with Mr. Stanley going to town on a comic book during the chorus following verse three.
Had the 45, and wore it out ! Favorite verse was about little Herman and brother Thurman, who had an aversion to washing their ears: Grandma scrubbed them with the lye soap . . . and they haven't heard a word in years !!! Also, I believe Stanley performed it live, at the Ohio State Fair !! 😊
I grew up in the Oklahoma City area. This fellow was rather popular there at the time of this recording. As a small child, I did not quite get the jokes. Now, as an old man, the humor is so obvious and cute!
This is the 1st time I remember hearing this song
And the amazing thing about it is....Grandma's Lye Soap is actually being sold through Amazon! (It's on the site!)
Lol good one!
We still have our original 45 of this!
This was playing in the background of the famous Cloris Leachman scene in "The Last Picture Show"
Eight years later the “Grandma’s Lye Soap” melody would be re-used for another chart-topper: Johnny Preston’s “Running Bear”.
I had this very record, purple label and all. I really wish I could find it.
love it
I ordered a book on eBay and received this instead today. I don't even own a record player
Now imagine this redone at the Mall of America's Huntington Bank Rotunda ...
My dad was Thurman...and yes had a brother Herman.....we played this record all the time much to his disgruntle. Lol
Wondered what this was for 50+ years; watched TLPS last night (on DVD) for the first time in years, and wondered what was playing in the background in the final scene when Ruth Popper (Cloris Leachman) tells off Sonny Crawford (Timothy Bottoms) after Sonny has stood her up for months.
I tried to take this record to grade school for a fun "show and tell." The teacher disapproved and stopped it twice.
Heh. You had troubles? My brother and I were both left-handed. Teacher really wasn't thrilled about that. Strange times, strange times.
Still makes me laugh
When this record came out it was very popular, and widely heard on radio. On the flip side of this record was another song called "I love to play the glockenspiel". I would like to hear that song on youtube or anywhere for that matter. I thought the song was very funny at the time.
" Never you mind, honey. Never you mind. "
I just found this 45 in a parking lot
Although the label credited the orchestra as Hirace Heidt and his Musical Knights, Horace was not at the session.
I knew two men, older then I, who could do the entire routine.
This plays in the background of an emotionally distraught scene at the end of the film “The Last Picture Show” as an ironic contrast to what the characters are undergoing. The constant guffaws of the audience ironically emphasize the overall despair.
I recall that scene at the end of "The Last Picture Show." It was a tour de force performance by Cloris Leachman. Incredibly moving.
Proverbs 14:13
“Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.”
5:42 Somebody is really being moved by the Spirit of the Lord.
Damb i was 5 years old and could every word. And its football thats what it was
LOL! 😆
Monty Python stole his vibe lol.
This was the first time I heard a song that bordered on the anti-clerical
:-)
I find the rhythm of this to be very confusing. Not sure what others think, but the chorus just seems to be almost in complex time.
guruShEs?? RamDass?
demonic