In The Land Where The
  Women Wear The Trousers

Fred E. D’Albert, Fred Godfrey & Billy Williams, 1909.

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At a time when the women’s suffrage movement was in full swing, this bit of social commentary would have amused male listeners, at least. The crossdressing works both ways here, too!

Recordings

Billy Williams recorded four versions of this song: 4 March 1909 for Homophone, 27 July 1909 for Zonophone, ca. October 1909 for Edison Standard, and ca. March 1910 for Pathé. Reissues appeared on several other labels.¹

Fred Mayne (Columbia-Rena 1278, 1910)

Charles Denton (Indestructible 7027, ca. 1910) [4 min. cylinder]

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Note

1  For comprehensive discographies of recordings by Billy Williams, see Brian Rust,
     British Music Hall on Record (Harrow, UK: Gramophone, 1979); and Frank
     Andrews and Ernie Bayly, Billy Williams’ Records: A Study in Discography
     (Bournemouth, UK: Talking Machine Review, 1982). For a collection of recordings of
     all the Billy Williams songs, see J.P. Myerscough, Billy Williams: All the Songs
     [8-CD set and accompanying notes] (Lowestoft, UK: Music Hall Masters, 2001).