Lonesome Blues Year 1922 < Click here to listen ! > By Les Reis & Bob Casner Joe Mittenthal Inc. 1591 Broadway New York

First Verse I've been alone for awhile, I've seem'd to grow out of style, Now I start into realize, Believe me Boy I'm wise, No more stayin' at home, No more sittin' alone, I feel so awfly blue, And I'm lonesome too Cause Second Verse My imagination strays, Way back to those lonesome days I prayed the lord above For someone to love, Folks never heard my plea And took out neglected me They always passed me by That is why I cry Oh Chorus I've got the lonesome blues, I'm steppin' out and I refuse To sit by the fireside When I think of the chances that I lose I'll never stay at home While I can be listening to a saxophone, I'm going down and hear that band Just crooning melody grand You'll always find me there for All my friends I will lose If I've got the lonesome blues.

The Vamp Year 1919 < Click here to listen ! > By Byron Gay Leo Feist Inc. New York

Refrain Every body do the vamp, Vamp until you get a cramp; Grab your tootsie, hold her tight, While they're playing, just keep swaying, Do a little "what not" do a little fox trot, When you cuddle up don't fight. Vamp and swing a long, keep a doing it, Vamp and sing a song, don't you ruin it, Do a nifty step, with lots of "pep," And watch your reputation. Do a "Bumble Bee," buzz around a bit, Shake a wicked knee, she will fall for it, Vamp all night and day, Keep vamping till you vamp your cares away. Vamp and swing a long, keep a doing it, Vamp and sing a song, don't you ruin it, Do a nifty step, with lots of "pep," And watch your reputation. Do a "Bumble Bee," buzz around a bit, Shake a wicked knee, she will fall for it, Vamp all night and day, Keep vamping till you vamp your cares away. Ah! Vamp the little lady, vamp the little lady, vamp the little day, vamp the little lady, Ah! She will like it, maybe, she will like it, maybe, she will like it, maybe, oh, you pretty baby, Ah! Make it good and snap, make it good and snappy, make it good and snappy, make it good and snappy, Ah! Guess I got to go now, guess I go to go now, 'seve'rybody happy, 'sev'rybody happy, 'sev'rybody happy, sure. Good!

Shadows Will Fade Away Year 1919 < Click here to listen ! > Words by J. Keirn Brennan Music by Bert Rule M. Witmark & Sons New York

First Verse When you came dear you bro't the sunshine in your smile; Since you left me Life is only shadows All the while. Second Verse Oh, how wondrous was any weather Where we strayed; Then the sunshine of a life together Seemed to fade. Chorus Shadows that come after all those days of laughter, Follow everywhere I stray; In the summery sunlight, Or the wintery midnight, There's nothing seems right, Since you wandered away. Who knows when we'll meet, dear? Shadows at my feet, dear, Whisper you'll return some day. When you will take me, From dreams awake me, Then all the shadows will fade away.

Rio Nights Year 1920 < Click here to listen ! > Words by Elmer Vincent Music by Fisher Thompson Fisher Thompson Music Pub. Co. New York City

Verses When night has fallen down in dear old Rio, Down in dreamy old Brazil; The stars begin to shine, and one that I call mine, Just waits for me, I know she loves me still. The fleecy clouds like mantles hide the hilltops, There beside the southern sea; At this bewitching hour Beneath an old rose bower, Somebody there is lonesome just for me. Rio nights are full of silent splendor, When the tropic moon is in the sky, I keep growing fonder, Every time I wander, With a maid who is so sweet and shy, Romantic Rio weaves a spell around you; Golden hours we spent so bright and gay, You just want to spoon, Parting comes too soon; When you linger down that Rio way. When night has fallen down in dear old Rio, Down in dreamy old Brazil; The one I call my own, Is now no more alone, I sit beside her there when all is still. The fleecy clouds like mantles hide the moonlight Out beyond the harbor lights; But at this wooing hour, We sit beneath our bower, United once again on Rio nights.

Do You? Don't You? Will You? Won't You? Year 1909 < Click here to listen ! > Words by Eddy Eckels Music by Leroy Stover The Dumon Christopher Music Publishing House. 152-158 Lake St. Chicago

First Verse Do you know my heart's aching, Wondering if you'll say no, Don't you see that it's breaking, Because I love you so, Will you give me a chance dear, Girlies like you are quite few, Won't you think dear how lonesome life is without a girl like you; Second Verse Do you remember kid days, You used to tease me then too, Don't you see with those kid ways, That you make me feel blue, Will you come close and whisper, That you've been teasing in fun, Won't you be mine for now I think it's time our hearts were made one; Chorus Do you, Don't you, Will you, Won't you Love me sweetheart dear, Can I, Can't I, Shall I, Shan't I with you be sincere, Will you, won't you love but me, Would you, could you, happy be, Do you? Don't you? Will you? Won't you love me tenderly?

America, I Love You Year 1915 < Click here to listen ! > Words by Edgar Leslie Music by Archie Gottler Kalmar & Puck Music Co. Inc.

First Verse A mid fields of clover, 'Twas just a little over a hundred years ago A handful of strangers, they faced many dangers to make their country grow It's now quite a nation of wond'rous population, And free from every king, It's your land, it's my land, A great do or die land, And that's why I sing. Second Verse From all sorts of places, They welcomed all the races to settle on their shore, They didn't care which one, The poor or the rich one They still had room for more To give them protection By popular election, A set of laws they chose, They're your laws and my laws, For your cause and my cause That's why this country rose. Chorus America, I love you, You're like a sweetheart of mine, From ocean to ocean, For you my devotion, is touching each bound'ry line, Just like a little baby Climbing it's mother's knee, America, I love you, And there's a hundred million other's like me.

Eve Wasn't Modest Till She Ate That Apple (We'll Have To Pass The Apples Again) Year 1917 < Click here to listen ! > Words by Chas. McCarron Music by Albert Von Tilzer Broadway Music Corporation 145 W. 45th St. New York

First Verse Everybody loves a girl who's modest, Everybody loves a girl who's shy, When a girl is modest and retiring You can bet she'll always get by Modesty began in the garden of Eden, In every book you'll find I'll admit it started in the Garden of Eden, But just bear this in mind. Second Verse Just suppose that every girl was modest, Just suppose that every girl was shy, There would be no dust when days are windy To blow right in the naughty man's eye We'd have better business in our marriage market, Each man would surely mate When they start proposing they can see what they're getting, That's why some hesitate. Chorus Eve wasn't modest till she at that apple That old apple to blame The minute that she ate it, she felt humiliated and hid behind the apple tree till darkness came If one little apple made the first girl modest, It ought to work now as well as then Once they only wore a leaf Clothes are getting just as brief, If every mother's daughter, wears dresses any shorter, We'll have to pass the apples again. Chorus 2 Eve wasn't modest till she at that apple That old apple to blame The minute that she ate it, she felt humiliated and hid behind the apple tree till darkness came If one little apple made the first girl modest, It ought to work now as well as then Way back in the olden days Men were fooled by girlie ways, For then we never knew them, but now we see right through them, We'll have to pass the apples again.

Beneath The Starry Flag (March & Two Step) Year 1900 < Click here to listen ! > Composed by Jerome Hartman Edward M. Koninsky & Bros. 1180 Broadway New York City

Billy (I Always Dream Of Bill) Year 1911 < Click here to listen ! > Words by Joe Goodwin Music by Kendis & Paley Kendis & Paley 1367 Broadway New York City

First Verse Behold in me a maiden who is feeling sad, Yearning for a wedding day, It's just because I love a man I feel so bad, Now that he has gone away, Though I have his picture near, It can't love and call me dear, So I confess I'm hungry for some real live love, How I wish that Bill was here. Second Verse It seems some how each man I meet makes eyes at me, But it only makes me blue, And though each day a lot of handsome chaps I see, To my sweetheart I'll be true, I have kissed his picture till, It no longer looks like Bill, If he knew what was waiting for him he'd come home, Then my heart with joy he'd fill. Chorus For when I walk I always walk with Billy cause Billy knows just where to walk, And when I talk, I always talk with Billy, Cause Billy knows just how to talk, And when I dine I always dine with Billy, He takes me where I get my fill, And when I sleep and when I sleep, I always dream of Bill.

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