Marve Fisher

Marvin A. "Marve" Fisher (June 21, 1907 – September 1, 1957) was an Illinois-born and Los Angeles–based writer of comic and novelty songs. Quotes I'm just an old-fashioned girlWith an old-fashioned mind,Not sophisticated,I'm the plain and simple kind.I want an old-fashioned houseWith an old-fashioned fenceAnd an old-fashioned millionaire. "Just an Old-Fashioned Girl", st. 1 (1956) I'd like a plain simple car,A cerise Cadillac —Long enough to have a bowling alley in the back. "Just an Old-Fashioned Girl", st. 2 In our cottage there will beA soundproof nursery,Not to wake the baby while I'm counting. "Just an Old-Fashioned Girl", st. 3 I like the old-fashioned flowers,Violets are for me —Have them made in diamonds by the man at Tiffany. "Just an Old-Fashioned Girl", st. 4 I like Chopin and BizetAnd the songs of yesterday,String quartets and Polynesian carols.But the music that excelsIs the sound of oil wellsAs they slurp, slurp, slurp into the barrels. "Just an Old-Fashioned Girl", st. 7 Differently quoted in the ODQ, 4th ed. (1992) p. 283: I like Chopin and Bizet, and the voice of Doris Day,Gershwin songs and old forgotten carols. External links Just an Old Fashioned Girl Category:Songwriters from the United States Category:1907 births Category:1957 deaths