[1st VERSE:] Hear the dicky birds singing What a beautiful song Serenading a couple See them strolling along Hear them talking it over Hear them naming the day The little chappy looks happy Listen, can't you hear him say [REFRAIN:] Ev'rything is rosy now for Rosie Ev'rything is rosy now for me The bells are pealing Oh, what a feeling The future looks so flowery There's a little cottage nice and cosy Ev'rything was paid for C.O.D. Now Rosie's busy with her wedding duds Soon there'll be a lot of baby buds Hanging 'round my Rosie and me [2nd VERSE:] Hear the wedding bells ringing With a lovely ding dong Hear the choir boys singing What a beautiful song Hear the minister saying Honor, love and obey They're all in clover, it's over Listen to the bridegroom say
[1st VERSE:] There's a wonderful glow in the eyes of youth As over the crystal she bends For she's anxious to know what the eyes of youth Will see when her journey ends [REFRAIN:] Gazing in the future Through the eyes of youth Wond'ring what awaits Behind the mystic gates Will she find a bluebird When she learns the truth Or will the years bring sadness and tears To the eyes of youth [2nd VERSE:] May the finger of Fate point the crimson way And guide her to happiness soon May it open the gate to a perfect day That ends with a honeymoon
[VERSE:] How can I ever pay the debt I owe you Mother o' mine, Mother o' mine What is there I could ever do to show you How much I love you Mother o' mine [REFRAIN:] I kiss the hand, the wrinkled hand That rocked my cradle in babyland A mem'ry lingers of byegone years When gentle fingers would dry my tears Her face will ever be my guiding light She'll whisper tenderly "Turn to the right" No harm can come to me by day or night For the hand that rocked my cradle rules my heart [2nd VERSE:] Close to my side you stand what e'er betide me Mother o' mine, Mother o' mine How can I come to harm with you beside me Ever to guide me Mother o' mine
[1st VERSE:] What'll I do? What'll I do? I'm just as sad as can be Something awful happened to me What'll I do? What'll I do? I'm in a terrible plight Like a great big fool I did A very silly thing last night [REFRAIN:] I left my door open and my daddy walked out Without a doubt Worried am I Wondering why He never stopped to say "goodbye" I can't live without my lovin' daddy about That's why I shout He must come back or I'll lose my mind A good man's mighty hard to find He must have some lovin' now and then Maybe that will bring him back again I'm gonna keep my door wide open Till my daddy comes back [2nd VERSE:] What'll I do? What'll I do? I'm in a terrible rage Like a bird, he flew from his cage Daddy of mine, send me a line Say that you'll come back to me When you do I'll lock the door And try my best to lose the key
[1st VERSE:] I'm always losing something ev'ryplace I go Just why, I don't know And it worries me so Last year I lost a diamond ring that used to shine And the other day while trav'ling Below the Mason-Dixon line [REFRAIN:] I lost my heart in Dixieland Where the cotton grows And the Swanee flows I lingered long enough to see That a home in Dixie Would appeal to me There's something real About the people there They make you feel So welcome ev'rywhere I went out walking with a Tennessee Kid She kissed me and the minute she did I lost my heart in Dixieland [2nd VERSE:] I'm going back to Dixie and look for my heart You and I must part I'm all ready to start Send all my mail to Dixie, that's where I am bound I may stay down there forever Because my heart may ne'er be found
["Words by Elsie Janis, Music by Irving Berlin"] [1st VERSE:] How short the days that we spent together How long the hours since you went away The world might still be a golden daydream Had I known then what I know today [REFRAIN:] I never knew How much I loved you I never knew What love could mean I never knew I would regret dear The Golden Days That might have been I never knew I could be lonely I never knew I could feel blue I never knew How much I'd want you Until I knew someone else wanted you [2nd VERSE:] We miss the flow'rs when the snow is falling We miss the sun when the skies are grey The sweetest dream soon becomes a mem'ry A golden mem'ry of yesterday
[1st VERSE:] Johnny Jones was a first class private In the army last year Now he's back to bus'ness in his father's place Sunday night I saw him with a smiling face When I asked why he felt so happy Johnny chuckled with glee He winked his eye and made this reply: "Something wonderful has happened to me" [REFRAIN:] I've got the guy who used to be my Captain working for me He wanted work so I made him a clerk in my father's factory And bye and bye I'm gonna have him wrapped in work up to his brow I make him open the office ev'ry morning at eight I come around about four hours late Ev'rything comes to those who wait I've got my Captain working for me now [2nd VERSE:] He's not worth what I have to pay him But I'll never complain I've agreed to give him fifty dollars per It's worth twice as much to hear him call me "Sir" While I sit in my cosy office He's outside working hard Out in the hall at my beck and call With a feather duster standing on guard [2nd REFRAIN:] I've got the guy who used to be my Captain working for me He wanted work so I made him a clerk in my father's factory And bye and bye I'm gonna have him wrapped in work up to his brow When I come into the office he gets up on his feet Stands at attention and gives me his seat Who was it said "revenge is sweet" I've got my Captain working for me now [alternate REFRAIN:] I've got the guy who used to be my Captain working for me I gave him work where there's no chance to shirk He’s as busy as a bee And bye and bye I'm gonna have him wrapped in work up to his brow I had a small kitchen built in my Dad's factory Now I have the Captain there doing K.P. God has been awfully good to me I've got my Captain working for me now [alternate lines:] He stood at attention, called me "Sir" He said, "I can't get along on twenty-five per" I gave him a look and said "as you were" [Some versions substitute 'beanery' for 'factory']
[1st VERSE:] We talked it over 'Neath a cloudy sky Love's dream was ended And we said goodbye You decided just as I did That it could not go on I'm lonely for you only And now that you are gone [REFRAIN:] I wonder If you still remember I wonder If you could forget I often wonder If it's really over Or if you love me Just a little bit yet I wonder If you ever miss me I wonder If you're ever blue I wonder when We'll meet again And I wonder if you wonder too [2nd VERSE:] I miss the evenings That we spent alone The sweet "good mornings" On the telephone How I yearn to just return to The days beyond recall And the kisses that you gave me I miss them most of all
[1st verse:] Beneath a sky of gray The lovers stroll along The flow'rs have died away The birds have hush'd their song There's a teardrop in her eye For he's come to say good-bye He whispers "Dearie, don't you cry For I won't be long" [chorus:] When the new moon is shining I'm coming back to you Clouds have a silvery lining Soon the silver will be peeping thru Angel hands will be mending A broken romance soon They will bless us with a happy ending 'Neath the bright new moon [2nd verse:] The clouds will roll away And then we'll meet again A happy wedding day Will dawn upon us then Little sweetheart, don't you pine Soon you'll see the new moon shine A little patience, girl of mine Till we meet again
[1st VERSE:] I'm sad and lonely There's a good reason why Nobody cares about me That's why I'm sad as can be I long for someone Somebody, yes indeed Lovin' kisses from one Is exactly what I need [REFRAIN:] Many's the time I feel so lonesome But nobody knows And nobody cares I've grown so tired of being by my "own-some" I want somebody to hug Cuddle and snug as comfy as a bug in a rug Many's the time I feel like spooning But nobody knows And nobody cares I guess I'll make out a little "ad" That I want some lovin' so bad 'Cause nobody knows And nobody seems to care [2nd VERSE:] I'd love a sweetie Hanging around the place Someone to worry about I'd never want to go out My home is gloomy Nobody's there that's why I feel "bride-and-groom-y" Can't you see it in my eye
[1st VERSE:] Listen to me, listen to me I've got a whole lot to say Listen to me, listen to me Things have been coming my way I met somebody That's why I'm so happy today Listen to me, listen to me I want to holler and shout Wait'll you see, wait'll you see Wait'll you see me step out With a load of charm On my arm Well worth raving about [REFRAIN:] Sweeter than sugar is my Sweetie Sweeter than honey or jam So sweet is she that when she kisses me I don't put sugar in my coffee or tea Candy, molasses or sweet cookie Sweeter than all of the three I would have that sweet little soul Living in a sugar bowl Sweeter than sugar is my Sweetie Sweet as a sweetie could be [2nd VERSE:] Listen to me, listen to me She's such a sweet little pet Listen to me, listen to me Right from the moment we met My sweet tooth pained me It hasn't stopped hurting me yet Way out of town, way out of town We'll spend the rest of our days We'll settle down, we'll settle down Just like a couple of Jays We'll start raising Cain Sugar cane That's not all we'll raise
[1st VERSE:] Where the Russian breezes blow There's a piece of calico Ev'ry thread dyed in red You can see it on a pole Or in Trotsky's buttonhole Long haired Russian foxes Wave it from old soapboxes [REFRAIN:] That revolutionary rag 'Twas made across the sea By a tricky, slicky Bolsheviki Run with your little money bag Or else they'll steal it away, wheel it away As they go raving, madly waving That revolutionary rag It's not a melody It's a crimson flag All the Royalties across the seas Shake in their B.V.D.s When they see that revolutionary rag [2nd VERSE:] Little Mary Antoinette Was a lovely queen you bet Till one day, sad to say From her window she could see Little Miss Democracy Mary's brain was whirling When France began unfurling [alternate lines in 2nd REFRAIN:] All the Kings and Queens in foreign scenes Know that they've spilled the beans When they see that revolutionary rag
[1st VERSE:] Mother dear, it's lonely here without you Days and nights are long, ev'rything goes wrong All I seem to do is think about you Dearest friend I knew Oh, how I miss you [REFRAIN:] Was there ever a pal like you? Was there ever a gal like you? You taught me the right from the wrong way You showed me the short from the long way Was there ever a flow'r that grew Half as pure as your heart so true? They needed an angel in Heaven So they sent for a pal like you [2nd VERSE:] Mother dear, my love for you grows dearer Dearer day by day since you went away Ev'ry day an angel draws us nearer Just a while and then We will meet again
[Original version:] [1st VERSE:] Johnny was bashful and shy Nobody understood why Mary loved him All the other girls passed him by Ev'ryone wanted to know How she could pick such a beau With a twinkle in her eye She made this reply [1st REFRAIN:] He's not so good in a crowd but when you get him alone You'd be surprised He isn't much at a dance but then when he takes you home You'd be surprised He doesn't look like much of a lover But don't judge a book by it's cover He's got the face of an Angel But there's a Devil in his eye He's such a delicate thing but when he starts in to squeeze You'd be surprised He doesn't look very strong but when you sit on his knee You'd be surprised At a party or at a ball I've got to admit that he's nothing at all But in a morris chair You'd be surprised [2nd VERSE:] Mary continued to praise Johnny's remarkable ways To the ladies And you know advertising pays Now Johnny's never alone He has the busiest phone Almost ev'ry other day A new girl will say [2nd REFRAIN:] He's not so good in the house but on a bench in the park You'd be surprised He isn't much in the light but when he gets in the dark You'd be surprised I know he looks as slow as the Erie But you don't know the half of it, dearie He looks as cold as an Eskimo But there's fire in his eyes He doesn't say very much but when he starts in to speak You'd be surprised He's not so good at the start but at the end of the week You'd be surprised On a streetcar or in a train You'd think he was born without any brain But in a taxicab You'd be surprised [Revised version:] [1st VERSE:] Johnny was bashful and shy Nobody understood why Mary loved him All the other girls passed him by Everyone wanted to know How she could pick such a beau With a twinkle in her eye She made this reply [1st REFRAIN:] He's not so good in a crowd but when you get him alone You'd be surprised He isn't much at a dance but then when he takes you home You'd be surprised He doesn't look like much of a lover But don't judge a book by it's cover He's got the face of an angel But there's a devil in his eyes He's such a delicate thing but when he starts in to squeeze You'd be surprised He doesn't look very strong but when you sit on his knees You'd be surprised At a party or at a ball I've got to admit that he's nothing at all But in an easy chair You'd be surprised [2nd VERSE:] Mary continued to praise Johnny's remarkable ways To the ladies And you know advertising pays Now Johnny's never alone He has the busiest phone Almost ev'ry other day A new girl will say [2nd REFRAIN:] He's not so good in the house but on a bench in the park You'd be surprised He isn't much in the light but when he gets in the dark You'd be surprised I know he looks so slow and so weary But you don't know the half of it, dearie He looks as cold as an Eskimo But there's a fire in his eyes He doesn't say very much but when he starts in to speak You'd be surprised He's not so good at the start but at the end of the week You'd be surprised On a streetcar or on a train You'd think he was born without any brain But in a taxicab You'd be surprised
[VERSE:] Far across the ocean blue There's a dang'rous boogy boo He'll be after me and you Bye and bye He's as bad as he can be When I spell his name you'll see B-O-L-S-H-E-V-I-K-I [REFRAIN:] Look out for the Bolsheviki man You can tell him any place by the whiskers on his face He's a slippery fellow from Russia Seeking fortune and fame Be careful of his game It's full of "bull" just like his name So, look out for the Bolsheviki man To the speeches that he makes tie a little can He hasn't got a single sou And he wants to share it all with you Look out! Look out! For the Bolsheviki Man
[VERSE:] I never cared about the drama The drama always got my "hammer" I came from sunny Alabama Home of the Minstrel show I think revues are always "bloomers" They all depend upon costumers You can have the plays That are all the craze At two dollars a throw [REFRAIN:] I'd rather see a minstrel show Than any other show I know Oh! those comical folks With their riddles and jokes Here is the riddle that I love the best "Why does a chicken go...?" You know the rest I'd pawn my overcoat and vest To see a minstrel show
[Interloc'ter:] Ladies and gentlemen, be seated Mister Bones, Mister Bones How do you feel, Mister Bones? [Bones:] Rattlin'! [Interloc'ter:] Mister Bones feels rattlin'! Ha, ha, ha, ha, that's a good one Tell a little story, Mister Bones [Chorus:] Tell a little story, Mister Bones [Bones:] How can you keep an angry dog from biting you on Monday? [Interloc'ter:] That joke is old, the answer is to kill the dog on Sunday [Bones:] That's not the way to keep a dog from biting you on Monday [Interloc'ter:] How would you bring the thing about? [Bones:] Have the doggie's teeth pulled out! [Interloc'ter:] Oh, Mister Bones, that's terrible! [Chorus:] Yes, Mister Bones, that's terrible! [Interloc'ter:] And now we'll hear the ballad singer's pet A song we'll ne'er forget By the barnyard quartette [Quartette:] Yes, my darling, you shall be, shall be Always young and fair to me That's a song that never will grow old "Silver threads among the gold" [Tambo:] Mister Interloc'ter [Interloc'ter:] What is wrong with you? [Tambo:] I know of a doctor [Interloc'ter:] Tell about him, do [Tambo:] Sad to say, one day he fell Right into a great big well [Interloc'ter:] That's too bad [Tambo:] It serves him right [Interloc'ter:] Why speak in such a tone? [Tambo:] He should have attended to the sick And let the well alone [Quartette:] That's a joke that was told By the minstrel men we miss When Georgie Primrose used to sing And dance to a song like this:
[VERSE:] I was strolling out one evening by the silv'ry moon I could hear somebody singing a familiar tune So I stopped a while to listen Not a word I wanted to miss It was just somebody serenading something like this [REFRAIN:] Mandy There's a minister handy And it sure would be dandy If we'd let him make a fee So don't you linger Here's the ring for your finger Isn't it a humdinger? Come along and let the wedding chimes Bring happy times For Mandy and me [unpublished 2nd VERSE:] There will be some jubilation for the happy pair Yes, the best in all creation, joy is in the air There'll be music at the station For to speed them on their way There will be some celebration on their wedding day [unpublished counterpoint REFRAIN (more or less):] Oh, what a wonderful day Cupid, the parson, he'll say I'm feeling kind of nervous to hear the wedding service Now we'll hear the wedding bells, soon we'll hear the baby yells Wait just a minute, my dear I have the ring, never fear What a fine ovation from all of our relations Sister and brother, father and mother And Mandy and me
[Full title: "Harem Life (Outside of that Every Little Thing's All Right)"] [1st VERSE:] While trav'ling through Turkey in my dreams I chanced to stray Right into a harem and it seems They let me stay I spoke to the Sultan's favorite wife Before I fled I asked her how she liked harem life Here's what she said [REFRAIN:] Living in a harem, what a life Ne'er a thought of care or strife Waiting on the Sultan night and day Ever ready to obey He keeps me dancing morning, noon and night Dancing fills 'im with delight I am black and blue from the dance I do But outside of that ev'ry little thing's all right [2nd VERSE:] I wanted to know how many wives The Sultan had She answered each day a wife arrives Fresh from Baghdad How did he continue on that plan So many years? She answered "He's just a poor old man With young ideas" [PATTER:] Eight of the Sultan's wives are we And there are a whole lot more Weekdays he marries two or three And Sundays he marries four He has a hundred agents who Lead very busy lives Keep him supplied with wives And now we'll tell in rhyme Just how we spend our time [1] Ev'ry morning to his bed I bring his toast and tea [2] I prepare his bath for that's the job he gave to me [3] I massage his brow because he likes my gentle touch [4] I then manicure his nails and never hurt him much [5] I bring him his slippers ev'ry evening after eight [6] I then fetch his cigarettes upon a silver plate [7] I arrange his bed at nine, he gets so sleepy then [8] I begin to dance and then he's wide awake again [All:] And then we all dance to the vision of Salome
[VERSE:] When the Sultan goes out on a spree He presents me with the harem key Ev'ry Turk in Turkey envies me For I've got the best job in Turkey [REFRAIN:] I'm the guy who guards the harem When the Sultan goes away I'm a conscientious Turk and my heart is in my work The Sultan tells me that I earn my pay While he's gone I keep them happy And it keeps the wheels a-working in my knob If the Sultan ever saw the way I guard his harem, he Would go out and engage someone to stand guard over me I'm the guy who guards the harem And I wouldn't take a million for my job
[VERSE:] I have an ear for music And I have an eye for a maid I link a pretty girlie With each pretty tune that's played They go together like sunny weather Goes with the month of May I've studied girls and music So I'm qualified to say: [REFRAIN:] A pretty girl is like a melody That haunts you night and day Just like the strain of a haunting refrain She'll start upon a marathon And run around your brain You can't escape, she's in your memory By morning, night and noon She will leave you and then come back again A pretty girl is just like a pretty tune [PATTER:] [The Humoresque:] While a string orchestra played This lovely tune I met a maid And from the start she set my brain a-whirl But alas we parted soon And now I love to hear this tune For it reminds me of that certain girl [Mendelsohn's Spring Song:] Once I met a girlie at the close of spring I began to woo her and she answered "Yes" that summer But when I went out to buy the wedding ring She left me flat and ran off with a drummer [Massina's Elegy:] While the cello moaned tenderly this melody She said to me "I love you" When the cello fellow was through he said "Adieu" She said "Me too" and flew [Offenbach's Barcarolle from "Tales of Hoffman":] At the opera she said, "My dear I love you with all my soul While the singer's filled up my ear With Offenbach's Barcarolle When the music died away her love for me grew cold And I found she told better tales Than old Hoffman told [Schubert Serenade:] Once to a maid, this sweet serenade I sang with feeling and grace I vocalized just how much I prized Her form and beautiful face Said to say the maiden's husband Came with a spade And ruined my serenade [Schumann's Traumerei:] We met one evening at a dance The band was playing, I was saying Give me just a chance She told me of a boy in France And then she vanished and it banished My romance
[Father Time:] A day is born, July the first And with it comes a shock John Barleycorn who quenched your thirst Passed out at twelve o'clock The mourners come from far and near Their bitter tears to shed July the first, prohibition's here And alcohol is dead [Mourners:] Alcohol, alcohol Sorry to see you go Alcohol, alcohol Oh, how we'll miss you so Fare thee well, fare thee well Place us in a padded cell For the country's going to hell Now that she's going dry, dry, dry We hate to say goodbye [Bartenders:] What are we going to do now? What are we going to do? Gone are the beer saloons And we went with them too The future now looks very black Because the future points To red neck-ties and tennis shirts And sarsparilla joints Where are we going to work now? Maybe before we are through We'll have to join the soda water crew We'll have rouge upon our lips And our hands upon our hips Heaven help us when we do [Chorus Girls:] Gee, but it's gonna be tough for the chorus ladies from now on How are we going to wrestle a Rolls-Royce from a Jack or John? A little bit of Haig and Haig while we were having sup Would help to make the tightest Ebeneezer loosen up But now it's gonna be tougher Now we're going to suffer Now that the town is growing dry [The Working Man:] I want my beer, I want my beer And there are no two ways about it I want my beer, I want my beer I won't do any work without it The working man must have his can To do his work from year to year Oh, how I wish again That I was a fish again Swimming in an ocean of beer [Soldiers:] So, this is the land of the free That awoke when the U-boats were sinking And told us to go o'er the sea And protect her liberty Now I'm just as true as can be To my land, but I cannot help from thinking That I should have stayed in Paree Where no one dares to interfere with what you're drinking
[Words by Rennold Wolf & Irving Berlin, Music by Irving Berlin] [1st VERSE:] 'Tis a sad, sad day for me This day of lemonade and tea For now my dancing aspirations haven't got a chance In the Harlem cabarets I used to spend my nights and days Partaking of my favorite indoor sport, the shimmy dance On the day they introduced their prohibition laws They just went and ruined the greatest shimmy dancer because [1st REFRAIN:] You cannot make your shimmy shake on tea It simply can't be done You'll find your shaking ain't taking Unless you has the proper jazz That only comes with such drinks as Green River, Haig and Haig, and Hennessey Way out in China Among the pale Chinese There's nothing finer Than good old China teas But then you never saw a Chinaman A-shaking his chemise 'Cause you cannot make your shimmy shake on tea [2nd REFRAIN:] You cannot make your shimmy shake on tea It simply can't be done You'll find your shaking ain't taking The shimmy, it is intricate And so you needs a little bit Of Scotch or rye to lubricate your knee A cup of Ceylon It may be strong or weak Won't help you spoil on Because it's much too meek Besides, a drink that's soft Will very often ruin your technique No, you cannot make your shimmy shake on tea
[Man:] How dry I am, how dry I am It's plain to see just why I am No alcohol in my highball And that is why so dry I am Waiter, Waiter [Waiter:] What do you want? What do you want? [Man:] I'm just as thirsty as can be [Waiter:] What'll you have? What'll you have? [Man:] Suggest a little drink for me [Waiter:] Of the very finest soft drinks we have all the best [Man:] I don't know a thing about them What would you suggest? [Waiter:] Have a little Coca-Cola Really, it's a lovely drink Percy, Clarence, Reginald, too They will recommend it to you Have a little Coca-Cola It's the very best I think It isn't alcoholic but you can have a frolic If you take enough to drink [Man:] They are much too dry [Waiter:] Then how'd you like to try Sarsaparilla, try sarsaparilla Sarsaparilla ought to do Rockefeller drinks sarsaparilla And what's good enough for Rockefeller Is good enough for you [Man:] Go and tell John D His drink won't do for me [Waiter:] Then have a little glass of grape juice It's the only drink to buy Really, it's fine, simply divine It's recommended by William J. Bryan Eve'rybody's drinking grape juice Ever since the town went dry I've heard them tell, sir That grape juice and seltzer Is just the little drink to try [Man:] That won't do, I'm afraid [Waiter:] Then try some lemonade A little lemon, a little sugar A little vichy and a straw Makes the very nicest little drink you ever saw You ought to buy one, come on and try one For it's the finest drink that's made Drinks like this'll wet your whistle Have a glass of lemonade [Man:] That won't do I fear I'd like a glass of beer [Waiter:] Then have some Bevo Have a drink of Bevo It's the grandest imitation that we know If you care for beer, it's the drink you should pick It tastes like lager but it hasn't got the kick [Bevo Girl:] Bevo, have a drink of Bevo Though it hasn't got a punch up it's sleeve-o [Waiter:] Those who drink it insist that a Christian Scientist Could easily come staggering home on Bevo [Man:] How dry I am, how dry I am It's plain to see just why I am Oh, how I call for alcohol And that is why so dry I am [The Spirit of Alcohol:] I hear you calling me I am the Spirit of Alcohol For let me assure you one and all I'm not dead, I'm only asleep Some day I'll come back to you [Chorus:] We hope you do, we hope you do [The Spirit of Alcohol:] When your laws are not so blue [Chorus:] We hope you do, we hope you do [The Spirit of Alcohol:] When you give Prohibition your shoe [Chorus:] You bet your life we'll kick it Because it's very wicked [The Spirit of Alcohol:] Say to Mister Temperance you're through [Chorus:] That's what we'll do, that's what we'll do [The Spirit of Alcohol:] I'll come back someday With a hip, hip hooray Until I do, I'll give to you A little cocktail that is new
[VERSE:] Now that your drinking days are thru Come along with me I've got a brand new jag for you It's a melody Syncopated music Goes right to your head I'd like to treat you to a cocktail Before you go to bed So [REFRAIN:] Come along, oh! come along And have a syncopated cocktail Come along, oh! come along with me You'll find that anyone can get a bun On a jazzy melody Never mind your cocktail shakers Just shake your lingerie Your shimmies Come along and hum a song That's bound to make you kind of dizzy Get a jag upon a raggy melody They're fascinating, intoxicating Come along and have a syncopated cocktail with me
[VERSE:] I'm in love with a beautiful maid Sweet as a girl could be Out in Flanders she came to my aid A Salvation lassie is she Strange to say I'd met her before In the city's mad whirl 'Ere we thought of going to war I called her my tambourine girl [REFRAIN:] I met her on Broadway With a tambourine in her hand "Follow on, follow on" Was her solemn cry to the passersby I wanted to tell her But I feared she'd not understand I bid a fond goodbye to her then One day in France I met her again And I told her that I loved her Out in no man's land
We're the girls who made the doughnuts For the doughboys over there And they tell us that the doughnuts Were life savers everywhere Follow on and we'll help you When there's trouble about For a man may be down but he's never out