Q : In a recent question of mine, you mentioned that Ed Plumb wrote English lyrics to “Jesusita en Chihuahua” for The Three Caballeros. I have been unable to make out what is actually being sung during that sequence. Can you share the lyrics or else point me to where I can find a printed copy of them?
Jeremiah, Fairfax, Virginia
A: The Archives does not have the lyrics as used in the film, but the song was published on sheet music by Southern Music Co. It includes verses in Spanish and English. The sheet music credits “English lyrics by Ervin Drake; based on adaptation by Edward H. Plumb.” It can often be found from sources that sell used sheet music.
Q : I am currently a student on a BA Hons Film course. One of the modules I am currently studying is called Archive. For this module I am comparing the three Disney films, Enchanted, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. I was wondering if you have the storyboards for these three films and if they are digitalized so that you could send them to me. If this is not possible, do you know where I could get these documents?
Kellie, London, England
A: Sorry, the material you request is unavailable, other than what has been published in books.
Q : In watching the 1950 short Crazy Over Daisy, one can’t help that notice that the tune used in the feature (credited to Oliver Wallace) is the same music that would eventually become “Meet Me Down On Main Street.” Did Oliver Wallace write the lyrics for “Meet Me Down On Main Street” as well? Was it written specifically for the Mellomen to record, or was it written for a special on Disneyland?
Craig, Avondale, Arizona
A: Oliver Wallace wrote both the words and music for “Daisy Mae” to be used in the Crazy Over Daisy cartoon in 1949. He then adapted his song in 1956 as “Meet Me Down on Main Street,” with lyrics by Tom Adair. The latter may have first been used, without lyrics, in the Main Street, U.S.A. segment of the 1956 People and Places film Disneyland, U.S.A. and on the “Walt Disney Takes You to Disneyland” record album (WDL 4004, released May 1, 1956). The Mellomen’s recording came out in 1957 as WDL 3012.
Q : I really enjoy the music from the films, especially the deleted songs. I have fallen in love with the deleted songs from Cinderella and absolutely love The Lost Chords soundtracks that have the original demo and then an orchestrated recording. Do you have a list of all the deleted songs from Cinderella and why some of them weren’t put onto the newest soundtrack, including one of the work songs?
Mitchell, Roseville, California
A: No one has compiled a list of all deleted songs. Perhaps you are aware that bonus material on the 2005 Platinum Edition of Cinderella included some deleted songs, one being the alternate “Cinderella Work Song.” I checked with Russell Schroeder, the author of the two-volume book set Disney’s Lost Chords (available on Amazon). While Volume 1 of his set includes eight deleted songs from Cinderella, two were never recorded: “Horse-Sense” and “Raga-Daga-Day.” The only other Cinderella songs he is aware of are “Pretending” (Morey/Wolcott) and “Tee Hee Hee, You Can’t Scare Me” (David/Hoffman/Livingston). Neither has been published or recorded.