Ma (he's making eyes at me) - 1921

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 05 Nov 2001

Little Lily was oh so silly and shy,
and all the fellers knew
she wouldn't bill and coo;
ev'ry single night
some smart fellow would try
to cuddle up to her,
but she would cry:

"Ma, he's making eyes at me...
Ma, he's awful nice to me!
Ma, he's almost breaking my heart,
I'm beside him,
mercy, let his conscience guide him!
Ma, he wants to marry me,
be my honey bee.
Ev'ry minute he gets bolder,
now he's leaning on my shoulder,
Ma, he's kissing me!"

"Ma, he's making eyes at me...
Ma, he's awful nice to me!
Ma, he's almost breaking my heart,
If you peek in,
can't you see
I'm goin' to weaken?
Ma, he wants to marry me,
be my honey bee.
Ma, I'm meeting with resistance,
I shall holler for assistance,
Ma, he's kissing me!"

Lilly was so good,
ev'rybody could tell,
you'd never see her roam,
she'd always stay at home;
all the neighbours
knew little Lily too well,
for when the boys would call,
they'd hear her yell:

"Ma, he's making eyes at me...
Ma, he's awful nice to me!
Ma, he's almost breaking my heart,
I'm beside him,
mercy, let his conscience guide him!
Ma, he wants to marry me,
be my honey bee.
Ev'ry minute he gets bolder,
now he's leaning on my shoulder,
Ma, he's kissing me!"

"Ma, he's making eyes at me...
Ma, he's awful nice to me!
Ma, he's almost breaking my heart,
If you peek in,
can't you see
I'm goin' to weaken?
Ma, he wants to marry me,
be my honey bee.
Ma, I'm meeting with resistance,
I shall holler for assistance,
Ma, he's kissing me!"

Soft karaoke
Words
synth str 1 treble
synth str 1 bass
fr hrn treble
synth brass 1 bass
Lyric Line
pizz str
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Ma (He's making eyes at me) 1921
music by Con Conrad
words by Sidney Clarke
© 1921 McCarthy and Fisher Inc., New York
© assigned to Mills Music Inc., New York
B. Feldman and Co Ltd., London, England
sequenced by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Monday 05 Nov 2001 at 11.32
in association with Doug Grierson
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© James Pitt-Payne, London UK, 2001
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