ジャスティン・マッテラのインスタグラム(justineelizabethmattera) - 6月6日 01時34分

“Sam, You Made the Pants Too Long” (1932) ""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[1]. The parody is of uncertain origin, with Milton Berle and Fred Whitehouse usually credited as having written it in 1940 [2], but with Joe E. Lewis claiming credit and performing it as early as 1937 [3]. 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.

The "Sam" in the song is not identified (one of the songwriters was named Sam), but it is probably Samuel Beckenstein, who ran a popular fabric and clothing store at 130 Orchard Street. Social Security Death Index records show a Samuel Beckenstein, born 5 June 1893 and who died December 1968.

The song does not specifically mention "New York City," and for that reason it was probably left out of Nancy Groce's book of New York City songs. However, the song breathes the atmosphere of the Jewish Lower East Side.
I personally like to think of "Sam" as a reference to "Uncle Sam" (the USA gov't) who fails to keep many of his promises.
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