Billy Murray
"Where Did You Get That Girl?"
1913
Words by Bert Kalmar
Music by Harry Puck
Lonesome Johnnie Warner,
Sitting in a corner of a swell cafe,
Eating his heart away because he had no girl.
At another table sat a girl named Mabel with a fellow
who Johnnie knew and his brain began a-whirl.
The girl had caught his eye, and John began to cry.
Where did you get that girl? Oh, you lucky devil. Where did you
get that girl? Tell me on the level. Have you ever kissed her?
If she has a sister, lead me, lead me, lead me to her, mister.
Gee! I wish I had a girl. I’d love her. I’d love her.
Oh, goodness, how I’d love her.
If you can find another, I’ll take her home to mother.
Where! Where! Where did you get that girl?
Johnnie found a corker, started in to walk
her down the avenue--down to the parson
who would make them man and wife.
Parson Lee received him, and when he relieved him
of the marriage fee, Parson Lee said, "Never in my life
have I seen such a miss. Say, Johnnie, tell me this..."
