"The Band Payed On" by John F. Palmer and Charles B.Ward
The Readers Digest 'Family Songbook' say:
One morning in the late 1800s, John Palmer, a young actor, was listening to a German Street band outside his window. Distracted by Sister Pauline’s call to breakfast, he cried out dramatically, “one moment. Let the band play on.“ Paulines comment - need it be noted? - was, “that’s a good title for a song“. Suitably goaded, Palmer penned the now legendary musical tale. However, he was unable to find a publisher until years later when vaudevillian Charles Ward expressed interest. Ward also made some minor alterations, thus giving him the excuse to take solar credit as composer.
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