Lena from Palesteena (not a Yiddish song)

Written in 1920 by Con Conrad and J. Russell Robinson of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, "Palesteena" (sometimes "Lina from Palestina") is a hoary chestnut of the klezmer band repertoire, probably because the bands are desperate for songs in English.
Here's my favorite rendition on Youtube: Lina from Palestina sung by vaudevile star Frank Crumit
Here's the Original Dixieland Jazz Band instrumental rendition of Lena
Here's Eddie Cantor's version of Palesteena
Labels: fun, humor & satire, klezmer, vaudeville
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