Sam, You Made the Pants Too Long

"Sam, You Made the Pants Too Long" is a parody of the song "", written in 1932 by Victor Young with lyrics by Sam M. Lewis.^[1] The parody is of uncertain origin, with Milton Berle and 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 & 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.

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