Rosemary Clooney "Come On-a My House" (1951) Ross Bagdasarian & William Saroyan song Kimono My House

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In 1974, the rock band called Sparks paid tribute by giving one of their albums a title that resembles this song's title--Sparks used the title Kimono My House. It is comic wordplay.

Come on-a my house, my house, I'm gonna give you candy
Come on-a my house, my house, I'm gonna give a you
Apple, a plum and apricot-a too eh
Come on-a my house, my house a come on
Come on-a my house, my house a come on
Come on-a my house, my house I'm gonna give a you
Figs and dates and grapes and cakes eh
Come on-a my house, my house a come on
Come on-a my house, my house a come on
Come on-a my house, my house, I'm gonna give you candy
Come on-a my house, my house, I'm gonna give you everything
Come on-a my house, my house, I'm gonna give you Christmas tree
Come on-a my house, my house, I'm gonna give you
Marriage ring and a pomegranate too ah
Come on-a my house, my house a come on
Come on-a my house, my house a come on

Ross Bagdasarian and his cousin William Saroyan (the famous writer) wrote “Come On-A My House” while driving to their Fresno home from New York in 1940.

Saroyan inserted the song into his off-Broadway play titled The Son.

Bagdasarian convinced a cousin named Kay Armen (a singer) to record the new novelty number for the Federal label. It helps to have cousins when one is in show business.

Rosemary Clooney enjoyed a huge hit with the song in 1951.






Rosemary Clooney "Come On-a My House" (1951) song Ross Bagdasarian & William Saroyan