Maxwell House Coffee, 1950s
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| Woman | Got a visit | 0:00 |
| (calm orchestral music) | ||
| from an old friend of Papa's, | 0:01 | |
| Judd Polk who worked on a ranch in the San Joaquin valley. | 0:03 | |
| He used to come to town every now and then | 0:07 | |
| and he always dropped in on us with a gift or two, | 0:10 | |
| his guitar and a song. | 0:13 | |
| ♪ Bum bum-bum bum bum ♪ | 0:15 | |
| ♪ It's the simple things that lift the heart of man ♪ | 0:18 | |
| ♪ I'll tell you what they are as best I can ♪ | 0:22 | |
| ♪ The smell of lilacs bloomin' 'long a dusty road ♪ | 0:26 | |
| ♪ The smell of new green clover freshly mowed ♪ | 0:31 | |
| ♪ The sight of little children ♪ | 0:36 | |
| ♪ As they comin' home from school ♪ | 0:38 | |
| ♪ The sight of mama's apple pie ♪ | 0:41 | |
| ♪ A settin' out to cool ♪ | 0:43 | |
| ♪ But most of all I like the smell ♪ | 0:45 | |
| ♪ Of what I'm smellin' there ♪ | 0:48 | |
| ♪ The smell of good fresh coffee ♪ | 0:50 | |
| ♪ Just does sweeten in the air ♪ | 0:52 | |
| (guitar strums) | ||
| Announcer | Ah, the rich bouquet of good coffee | 0:57 |
| filling the air. | 0:59 | |
| It does lift a man's spirit, doesn't it? | 1:00 | |
| Do you get a bouquet with your coffee? | 1:03 | |
| In Maxwell House coffee, you do. | 1:06 | |
| Rich, appetizing bouquet, that's half the flavor of coffee. | 1:08 | |
| Yes, bouquet is half the flavor of coffee. | 1:12 | |
| That's why so many millions fill their cups | 1:15 | |
| with Maxwell House coffee. | 1:17 | |
| The choice highland grown coffees | 1:19 | |
| that go into the famous Maxwell House blend | 1:21 | |
| are specially selected for their suburb flavor and bouquet. | 1:24 | |
| The result? | 1:28 | |
| Coffee so good, more people buy and enjoy Maxwell House | 1:29 | |
| than any other brand. | 1:33 | |
| ♪ A cup of good rich coffee tastes like ♪ | 1:35 | |
| ♪ Just like gettin' home ♪ | 1:37 | |
| (guitar strums) | 1:40 | |
| Announcer | To get full enjoyment from your coffee, | 1:42 |
| make sure it has bouquet. | 1:44 | |
| Serve your family and friends Maxwell House. | 1:46 | |
| Tomorrow, buy vacuum packed Maxwell House coffee. | 1:49 | |
| So rich in bouquet and always good to the last drop. | 1:52 | |
| (bell chimes) | 1:57 |
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