Marilyn Maxwell (August 3, 1921 – March 20, … Read Full Bio ↴MARILYN MAXWELL
Marilyn Maxwell (August 3, 1921 – March 20, 1972), born Marvel Marilyn Maxwell, was an American actress and entertainer.
Noted for her blonde hair and sexually alluring persona, she appeared in several films and radio programs, and entertained the troops during World War II and the Korean War on USO tours with Bob Hope.[1]
Career
She started her professional entertaining career as a radio singer[2][3][4] while still a teenager before signing with MGM in 1942 as a contract player. Among the programs in which she appeared was The Abbott and Costello Show. The head of MGM, Louis B. Mayer, insisted she change the "Marvel" part of her real name. She dropped her first name and kept the middle.[1] Some of her film roles included Lost in a Harem (1944), Champion (1949), The Lemon Drop Kid (1951), and Rock-A-Bye Baby (1958). "Silver Bells" made its debut in The Lemon Drop Kid, sung by Maxwell and Hope.[5]
Maxwell appeared twice as a singer in the second season (1955–1956) of NBC's The Jimmy Durante Show. On May 16, 1957, she guest starred on NBC's The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford.[6]
In the 1961-1962 television season, Maxwell played Grace Sherwood, owner of the diner on ABC's 26-episode Bus Stop, a drama about travelers passing through the fictitious town of Sunrise, Colorado.
Death
In 1972, Maxwell's 15-year-old son arrived home from school and found her dead at the age of fifty of an apparent heart attack, after she had been treated for hypertension and pulmonary disease. Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and Jack Benny were honorary pallbearers at her funeral.
The Surrey With the Fringe on Top
Marilyn Maxwell Lyrics
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Honey, here's the way it's goin' to be:
You will set behind a team of snow white horses,
In the slickest gig you ever see!
Chicks and ducks and geese better scurry
When I take you out in the surrey,
When I take you out in the surrey with the fringe on top!
When I drive them high steppin' strutters.
Nosey pokes'll peek thru' their shutters and their eyes will pop!
The wheels are yeller, the upholstery's brown,
The dashboard's genuine leather,
With isinglass curtains y' can roll right down,
In case there's a change in the weather.
Two bright sidelight's winkin' and blinkin',
Ain't no finer rig I'm a-thinkin'
You c'n keep your rig if you're thinkin' 'at I'd keer to swap
Fer that shiny, little surrey with the fringe on the top! Did you say
the fringe was made of silk
Wouldn't have no other kind but silk
Does it really have a team of snow white horses
One's like snow, the other's more like milk
All the world'll fly in a flurry
When I take you out in the surrey,
When I take you out in the surrey with the fringe on top!
When we hit that road, hell fer leather,
Cats and dogs'll dance in the heather,
Birds and frogs'll sing all together and the toads will hop!
The wind'll whistle as we rattle along,
The cows'll moo in the clover,
The river will ripple out a whispered song,
And whisper it over and over:
Don't you wisht y'd go on forever?
Don't you wisht y'd go on forever?
Don't you wisht y'd go on forever and ud never stop
In that shiny, little surrey with the fringe on the top!
I can see the stars gettin' blurry,
When we drive back home in the surrey,
Drivin' slowly home in the surrey with the fringe on top!
I can feel the day gettin' older,
Feel a sleepy head on my shoulder,
Noddin', droppin' close to my shoulder, till it falls kerplop!
The sun is swimmin' on the rim of a hill,
The moon is takin' a header,
And jist as I'm thinkin' all the earth is still,
A lark'll wake up in the medder.
Hush, you bird, my baby's a-sleepin'!
Maybe got a dream worth a-keepin'
Whoa! you team, and jist keep a-creepin' at a slow clip clop.
Don't you hurry with the surrey with the fringe on the top!
The song “The Surrey With The Fringe On Top” by Marilyn Maxwell is a love song that uses vivid imagery to describe the singer's plans for a romantic evening. The singer takes their loved one out in a stylish carriage drawn by a team of snow-white horses with a fringe on top. The singer describes how as they ride through town, people will stop and stare as the carriage passes by. In describing the carriage’s finer details like the yeller wheels, brown upholstery, and genuine leather dashboard, and curtains that can be rolled down in case of a change in weather, the singer paints a picture of a carriage that is both beautiful and practical.
As the couple drives around, the animals and nature around them seem to come alive. Cats and dogs dance in the heather, birds and frogs sing together, and the river whispers a song repeatedly. The singer hints that their partner may be falling asleep on their shoulder as they drive, but they have no intention of hurrying home with the surrey with the fringe on top. The singer wishes that they could go on forever in the carriage with their love.
Line by Line Meaning
When I take you out, tonight, with me,
Honey, here's the way it's goin' to be:
When I take you out with me tonight, honey, here's what you can expect:
You will set behind a team of snow white horses,
In the slickest gig you ever see!
You'll ride in a carriage pulled by two snow white horses, in the sweetest style you've ever witnessed!
Chicks and ducks and geese better scurry
When I take you out in the surrey,
When I take you out in the surrey with the fringe on top!
When we ride around in this flashy carriage, all the animals will have to get out of our way!
Watch that fringe and see how it flutters
When I drive them high steppin' strutters.
Check out how that fringe moves when I drive these well-trained horses!
Nosey pokes'll peek thru' their shutters and their eyes will pop!
People will be so curious, they'll be peeking through their windows with jaws dropped!
The wheels are yeller, the upholstery's brown,
The dashboard's genuine leather,
With isinglass curtains y' can roll right down,
In case there's a change in the weather.
The wheels are yellow, the upholstery is brown, the dashboard is real leather, and we've even got clear plastic curtains to roll down if it starts to pour!
Two bright sidelight's winkin' and blinkin',
Ain't no finer rig I'm a-thinkin'
You c'n keep your rig if you're thinkin' 'at I'd keer to swap
Fer that shiny, little surrey with the fringe on the top!
Those two bright lights flashing are the best, and there's no need for me to trade my sleek carriage for any other vehicle out there!
Did you say the fringe was made of silk
Wouldn't have no other kind but silk
Does it really have a team of snow white horses
One's like snow, the other's more like milk
Wait, did you say the fringe is silk? That's the only way to go for me! And yes, those horses are really snow white, with one as bright as snow and the other one a little more cream-colored.
All the world'll fly in a flurry
When I take you out in the surrey,
When I take you out in the surrey with the fringe on top!
When the two of us ride by in this carriage, everyone's gonna be in a frenzy!
When we hit that road, hell fer leather,
Cats and dogs'll dance in the heather,
Birds and frogs'll sing all together and the toads will hop!
Once we start moving fast down that road, everything around us will be full of life, with cats and dogs dancing and animals singing together!
The wind'll whistle as we rattle along,
The cows'll moo in the clover,
The river will ripple out a whispered song,
And whisper it over and over:
Don't you wisht y'd go on forever?
Don't you wisht y'd go on forever?
The wind will whistle as we ride, cows will moo in the nearby fields, and the river will flow and repeat a song over and over again, making us wish that we could continue riding along forever!
Don't you wisht y'd go on forever and ud never stop
In that shiny, little surrey with the fringe on the top!
We'll keep wishing that our ride would never end in that beautiful, sunny carriage with the silk fringe!
I can see the stars gettin' blurry,
When we drive back home in the surrey,
Drivin' slowly home in the surrey with the fringe on top!
When we drive home slowly in that gorgeous carriage, I'll be able to see the stars blurring by.
I can feel the day gettin' older,
Feel a sleepy head on my shoulder,
Noddin', droppin' close to my shoulder, till it falls kerplop!
As the day grows older, I can feel your head getting heavier on my shoulder, slowly nodding off until it finally drops!
The sun is swimmin' on the rim of a hill,
The moon is takin' a header,
And jist as I'm thinkin' all the earth is still,
A lark'll wake up in the medder.
As the sun starts to set and the moon rises up, just when I'm thinking that everything is completely still and quiet, a lively bird will wake up in the field.
Hush, you bird, my baby's a-sleepin'!
Maybe got a dream worth a-keepin'
Whoa! you team, and jist keep a-creepin'
at a slow clip clop.
Quiet, little bird, my significant other is sleeping and having some nice dreams that we don't want to disturb! Horses, slow down and keep moving along at a leisurely pace.
Don't you hurry with the surrey with the fringe on the top!
No need to rush with our beautiful carriage that has that silky fringe!
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
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