I Wants To Be The Leading Lady Year 1901 < Click here to listen ! > Words by George Totten Smith George Fairman Shapiro, Bernstein & Von Tilzer 45 W. 28th Street New York

First Verse Miss Arabella Snow, upon the stage would go, a man engaged her 'cause she was good looking, at fifteen dollars "per." said she "Excuse me sir, for leading roles of course with you I'm booking," "The leading lady, eh?" said he "well in this play, you'll lead the march and say, the coach is waiting," to Arabella Snow, it was an awful blow but she replied with smile most captivating. Second Verse She quickly won his heart, and got the leading part, to star her in the piece was his intention, until one day he met, a frolic-some soubrette, and straight away he paid her marked attention, he gave her every song, he made her parts so strong, that Arabella's part was just a "feeder," then Arabella Snow said, "That soubrette must go we've got one leading lady so don't need her." Chorus I wants to be the leading lady, I wants to play the real star parts, make no mistake man, I knows how to act if you give me a chance you will see it's a fact, I'll make Bernhardt look like thirty cents. I wants to be the leading lady, I don't want no thinking part that's shady, I've got to have all the comedy lines and the center of the stage where the calcium shines, I wants to be the leading lady."

In The Land O' Yamo Yamo (Funiculi, - Funiculi - Funicula) Year 1917 < Click here to listen ! > Words by Joe McCarthy Music by Fred Fisher McCarthy & Fisher Inc. 148 W. 45th Street New York, NY.

First Verse There's a place that you never can trace in Geography, come on with me, come on and see, if you haven't been there I'm sure you'll declare that you ought to be it's so much like old Napoli. Second Verse Wine and song are flowing along like a melody, in Napoli, come on with me, the girls are fair and everything there is in harmony It's the one place on Earth to be. Chorus In the land o' Yamo, Yamo, Funiculi, Funiculi, Funicula Lights are blinking, while you're drinking, it's the place where the goodfellows are, Good bye to all your sorrows, you never hear them talk about war, in the land of Yamo, Yamo, Funiculi, Funiculi, Funicula.

Georgette Year 1922 < Click here to listen ! > Words by Lew Brown Music by Ray Henderson Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. Inc. Broadway & 47th Street New York

First Verse Right across the way from me in apartment forty three every night I always see such a funny pair he's a bashful Romeo and she loves to tease him so he sighs, oh! how he cries each time she rolls her eyes: Second Verse Every night it's just the same and I think that it's a shame cause she plays the same old game but he doesn't care when he starts to fuss and pout she just tries to put him out he's sore, gets to the door and then he sings once more Chorus Georgette, Georgette, I'm as wild as can be I'm all upset 'cause you're teasing me My ma, my pa, my whole family they scold me, they told me you've got a kick like T.N.T. , I eat, I sleep, but not like I should Oh! me, Oh! my, why can't you be good? Once I was gentle and meek now I'm as wild as the Sheik I'll get you yet, Georgette.

That's How I Need You Year 1912 < Click here to listen ! > Words by Joe McCarthy & Joe Goodwin Music by Al. Piantadosi Leo Feist Inc. 134 W. 37th Street New York, NY.

First Verse Sometimes when someone needs something, something to make someone glad, why couldn't something help someone, Why should that someone be sad? You are the something I mean, dear, I am the someone so blue, Love is so hard to explain dear, I only know that I need you. Second Verse Something could change someone's world, dear, Something could brighten the sky, something could make someone happy, if something only would try. Someone is waiting and hoping, hoping to have someone near, I am the someone, who's waiting, you are the something so dear. Chorus Like the roses need their fragrance, like a sweetheart needs a kiss, like the summer needs the sunshine, like a laddie needs a miss; like a broken heart needs gladness, like the flowers need the dew, like a baby needs its mother, that's how I need you.

The Eyes Of The World Year 1914 < Click here to listen ! > Words By Jeff Branen Music By Arthur Lange Joe Morris Music Co. 145 W. 45th Street New York

First Verse Oh it's great to be great and be something in the eyes of the world; you proclaim when a name to the eyes of all the world is unfurled. Not for me; can't you see I am longing for a land night and day; for a place on the face of this world of ours where we both can hide away. Second Verse There's a land that is grand! I can see it every night in my dreams, Over the sea, here to me, comes the fragrance of its flowers, so it seems. Loving time, loving clime, where the roses are in bloom all the while! Let us fly, you and I, on our honey moon, to that far enchanted Isle. Chorus The eyes of the world, won't you take me from the eyes of the world? You know that I want to be, want to be free; take me to a lonely island far over the sea. We can live there alone. We can start a little kingdom of our own, where we can love all the day, far far away, far from the eyes of the world.

My Little Persian Rose Year 1912 < Click here to listen ! > Words by Edgar Allan Woolf Music by Anatol Friedland Jerome H. Remick & Co. New York and Detroit

First Verse I've seen flowers rare growing everywhere, but I've never seen a rose like you. From your haunt if I could tear you right up on my heart I'd wear you and no one could ever share you, I would be so true. But roses are like love and they fade as fast with all the storms that blow; love can't ever last. I'll shield you from all harms I'm mad about your charms I'll hold you in my arms till all dangers passed. Second Verse When the fall draws near and the world looks drear and the roses start to droop and fade, I will wrap you completely in my loving arms so neatly that you'll keep on blooming sweetly, so don't be afraid when winter comes along with its frost and snows, and an icy blanket then over the world it throws. Little "Bride-Rose" have no fear, for the spring will then be near to bring us rosebuds, dear little Persian Rose. Chorus My little Persian Rose, nobody knows how I love you. Oh pretty flower, here in your bower, with love I'll shower you every hour a garden just for two I'm sure will do for me and you, Dearie, I'm wild about you, can't live without you, my little Persian Rose.

Three Wonderful Letters From Home Year 1918 < Click here to listen ! > Words by Joe Goodwin & Ballard MacDonald Music by James F. Hanley Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. 224 West 47th Street New York

First Verse Three letters left a village bound for somewhere over there, three letters to a lonesome soldier lad each one a loving story told, each one was worth its weight in gold three messages that made his poor heart glad: Second Verse Each word was like a soft caress that soothed his aching heart, and drove away the misery and the pain then joy returned to take their place and brought a vision of each face as over and over he read their words again: Chorus For the first was just old fashioned, and it breathed a mother's prayer while the next one started "Darling, God protect you over there," and the third was filled with kisses, send to Daddy across the foam, from his mother, wife and baby, three wonderful letters from home.

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