Looking for the title and performer of a song sung to me by an elder relative.
The lyrics went:
"MY ROOTI-TOO IS A COMING THROUGH ON THE BIG CHOO CHOO TODAY.  DON'T
TELL ME THERE'S NO SANTA CLAUS, CAUSE I KNOW DARN WELL THERE IS."
I'm guessing it's a song from WWII.

annie66 --

The song you are looking for just has to be "My Cutie's Due At
Two-To-Two Today," by Leo Robin and Albert Von Tilzer. It was written
in 1926.  Here are the lyrics:


"Hi there taxi do your stuff
You can't get there fast enough
My Cutie's due at two to two today

She is coming through on a big "Choo - Choo"
She's been away for months 
And I ain't seen her once
Could not flirt because it hurt

I would not do my Cutie dirt
My days were blue my nights were black
But still I knew she would come back

And she loves me and I love her
And I say don't say there ain't no SANTA CLAUS
I know darn well there is because
My Cutie's due at two to two today."



You can get a copy on CD in various styles (and hear audio clips):

An original 1920s version by Ted Weems and his Orchestra:

B&N: Ted Weems: Greatest Hits
http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?sourceid=00401402268279207006&ean=617742017427&bfdate=08-14-2004+08:58:16


Dixieland:

B&N: Firehouse Five Plus Two Plays For Lovers
http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?sourceid=00401402267910827954&ean=025218121422&bfdate=08-14-2004+08:56:46


Jazz/Pop Vocal

Susannah McCorkle: The Songs of Leo Robin
http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?sourceid=00401402267910825630&ean=727489003529&bfdate=08-14-2004+08:51:52



Search Strategy:


I tried various Google searches using various combinations of search
terms based on your recollected lyrics.  This one paid off:

"comin' OR coming through" "santa OR santy claus"
://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&q=%22is+comin%27+OR+coming+through+%22santa+OR+santy+claus%22


I am confident that this is the information you are looking for. If
anything is unclear, please ask for clarification before rating the
answer.


markj-ga

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Clarification of Answer by markj-ga on 14 Aug 2004 09:39 PDT

annie66 --

Upon rereading my answer, I see that I neglected to post the link to
the lyrics that I provided.  Here is that link:
Teegee/Albert's Story
http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/teegee/albert.html

markj-ga