Sam, You Made the Pants Too Long
"Sam, You Made the Pants Too Long" is a parody of the song "Lawd, You Made the Night Too Long", written in 1932 by Victor Young with lyrics by Sam M. Lewis. The parody is of uncertain origin, with Milton Berle and Fred Whitehouse usually credited as having written it in 1940, but with Joe E. Lewis claiming credit and performing it as early as 1937. Versions were released by Ziggy Talent & the Vaughn Monroe Orchestra, the Buffalo Bills, and—heavily modified—Allan Sherman. For many years, it was a staple of comedian Red Buttons. In 1966, Barbra Streisand released a version on her album "Color Me Barbra" that repopularized it.

The lyrics play as a lament that a tailor named Sam, while highly skilled at fitting a suit's coat and vest, inadvertently made the trousers far too long.
Q17112772
parody
UNK
None
Lawd, You Made the Night Too Long
UNK
Q365199
Victor Young
PER
Q1261231
Sam M. Lewis
PER
Q558933
Milton Berle
PER
None
Fred Whitehouse
UNK
Q449336
Joe E. Lewis
PER
None
Ziggy Talent
UNK
Q528340
Vaughn Monroe
PER
Q4985665
Buffalo Bills
ORG
Q708963
Allan Sherman
PER
Q313198
Red Buttons
PER
Q4636
Barbra Streisand
PER
Q3278991
Color Me Barbra
MEDIA
Q96404849
Sam, You Made the Pants Too Long
UNK
1932-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1932
DATE
1940-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1940
DATE
1937-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1937
DATE
1966-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1966
DATE
performer
publication date