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"Buffalo Gals" is a traditional American song, written and published as "Lubly Fan" in 1844 by the blackface minstrel John Hodges, who performed as "Cool White." The song was widely popular throughout the United States. Because of its popularity, minstrels altered the lyrics to suit the local audience, so it might be performed as "New York Gals" in New York City or "Boston Gals" in Boston or "Alabama Girls" in Alabama (as in the version recorded by Alan Lomax and Shirley Collins on a field recording trip in 1959). The best-known version is named after Buffalo, New York. The chorus is: :Buffalo gals, won't you come out tonight? :Come out tonight, Come out tonight? :Buffalo gals, won't you come out tonight, :And dance by the light of the moon. The song is featured prominently in the 1946 Frank Capra film ''It's a Wonderful Life'' and heard in saloon scenes in the 1952 film High Noon (starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly). Edgar Buchanan performs a version in the 1941 film Texas, starring William Holden and Glenn Ford. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. ==Adaptations== *The English singing game "Pray, Pretty Miss" may have been an inspiration for the lyric, according to Frank Brown in "Collection of North Carolina Folklore." The tune is reminiscent of "Im Grunewald, im Grunewald ist Holzauktion," a music hall song from Germany that was however first published in 1892. *A new set of lyrics to the same tune entitled "Dance with a Dolly (with a Hole in Her Stocking)" became a success in 1944 when it was recorded by a number of artists, including Bing Crosby. In the decades since, versions in genres ranging from children's choir to disco have been recorded. Notable recordings have included The Andrews Sisters, Bill Haley & His Comets and Damita Jo. *A 1959 #38 from Bobby Darin called Plain Jane. *A 1960 hit by Ray Smith, "Rockin' Little Angel" is based on the same melody. *A 1960 hit by The Olympics, "Dance by the Light of the Moon" borrows part of the melody and lyrics, reworking it into a doo-wop song. *Malcolm McLaren had a major hit with the song in 1982 * The now defunct television company called The Bedford Falls Company, also used the verses, "and dance by the light of the moon", as end credit theme for their errie company logo as well 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Buffalo Gals」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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