IP: Re:: old IBM song book found...

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 15:29:55 -0700
From: Barbara Simons <simons () acm org>




Actually, I recently came across my *real* songbook, not a
photocopy.  Here is one of my favorites; it's number 89 in
my 1931 edition.




            To Our I. B. M. Girls
      Tune: "They're Style All the While"


The office girls surely are always in style,
They greet you with smiles, their welcome's worthwhile.
The best in the world are our girls, rank and file,
They're style all the while - all the while.


They've made our I. B. M. complete and worthwhile,
They work and they smile - so sweetly they smile;
Tall, short, thin, and stout girls - they win by a mile -
With heavenly styles all the while.


Dave Farber wrote:


> Actually us "old boys knew about this but it is hard to find these. So
>
> Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 15:28:18 -0800
> To: farber () cis upenn edu
> From: Suzanne Johnson <fuhn () ricochet net>
>
> for those who thought that only Japanese companies had company songbooks,
> some of the folks on the CYHIST mailing list uncovered old IBM songbooks,
> and provided the following samples:
>
> Date:    Mon, 23 Feb 1998 01:58:07 -0800
> From:    Bill Selmeier <ws () RIGHT-NET COM>
> Subject: IBM song Book
>
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> > I've got one of the genuine lamintated wood and plastic Think signs.
> > What I wish I had from that era is a song book.  Anyone have one?
> > Want to post some lyrics?
> >
> > Lar
> My gosh I have a copy.  It was copied off a real IBM Songbook copy at the
> Poughkeepsie Education center on an IBM Copier soooo  long ago that the IBM
> logo was imprinted on each page by the copier.  Remember that policy?  :)
>
> Toner wasn't as good then and it is fading, but I think I can get a few of
> the songs out here for postierity. Certainly this first one was written
> before the lawyers and Marketing Practices people took over IBM :)
>
>                         MARCH ON WITH IBM
> Words by Fred W Tippe           Music by Vitterio Glannini
>
> The fame of I B M.
>         Spreads across the seven seas,
> Our standards fly aloft,
>         Proadly waving in the Breeze,
> With T.J. Watson guiding us, we lead throughout
>         the world,
> For peace and trade our banners are unfurled,
>         unfurled.
>
>                 CHORUS
> 1.      March on with I B M. We lead the way!
>         Onward we'll ever go, in strong array;
>         Our thousands to the fore, nothing can stem,
>         Our march forever more, with I B M.
>
> 2.      March on with I B M.  Work hand in hand,
>         Stout hearted mem go forth, in every land;
>         Our flags on ev'ry shore, we march with them,
>         On high forever more, for I B M.
>
> I have about 4-5 but one more now before I bug out:
>
>                 HAIL, TO THE I B M
> Words by Fred W Tippe           Music by Vitterio Glannini
>
> Lift up our proud and loyal voices
>         Sing out in accents strong and true,
> With hearts and hands to you devoted,
>         and inspiration ever new.
> Your ties of friendship cannot sever,
>         Your glory time will never stem,
> We will  toast a name that lives forever,
>         Hail to the I B M.
>
> Our voices swell in admiration:
>         of T.J. Watsopn proudly sing;
> He'll ever be our inspiration,
>         To him our voices loudly ring;
> The I B M will sing the praises,
>         Of him who brought us world acclaim,
> As the volume of our chorus raises,
>         Hail to  his honored name.
>
> More later.
>
> Bill Selmeier  IBM DPD 2/69-4/80
>
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