Never Let Her Learn To Dance - 1923

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 24 Dec 2001

Jimmy White said one night:
'My brain's in a whirl,
I'm in love,
I'm in love with a wonderful girl.
Please tell me,' murmured he,
'how to keep her mine,'
Then his old friend Tompkins said,
'My boy, when you get wed:

If you want to keep your wife at home
never let her learn to dance,
if you want to keep her for your own
never, never take a chance,
if you take her to a Ball
you can bet your life she'll fall
when those Fakers, shimmy shakers,
dance her up and down the Hall.
If you want to keep your honey lamb
never let her learn to jazz
or you'll find upon the sly,
Like Sally, with someone else
she'll soon get pally,
then she'll say "Goodbye."'

If you want to keep your wife at home
never let her learn to dance,
if you want to keep her for your own
never, never take a chance,
if you take her to a Ball
you can bet your life she'll fall
when those Fakers, shimmy shakers,
dance her up and down the Hall.
If you want to keep your honey lamb
never let her learn to jazz
or you'll find upon the sly,
Like Sally, with someone else
she'll soon get pally,
then she'll say "Goodbye."'

As they glide spooneyeyed,
loving things he'll say,
then he'll squeeze sweet Louise
in a different way.
Soon your pet will forget
all she promised you,
Take a tip from me, I know
I've done the same and so:

'If you want to keep your wife at home
never let her learn to dance,
if you want to keep her for your own
never, never take a chance,
if you take her to a Ball
you can bet your life she'll fall
when those Fakers, shimmy shakers,
dance her up and down the Hall.
If you want to keep your honey lamb
never let her learn to jazz
or you'll find upon the sly,
Like Sally, with someone else
she'll soon get pally,
then she'll say "Goodbye."'

'If you want to keep your wife at home
never let her learn to dance,
if you want to keep her for your own
never, never take a chance,
if you take her to a Ball
you can bet your life she'll fall
when those Fakers, shimmy shakers,
dance her up and down the Hall.
If you want to keep your honey lamb
never let her learn to jazz
or you'll find upon the sly,
Like Sally, with someone else
she'll soon get pally,
then she'll say "Goodbye."'

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Never Let Her Learn To Dance 1923
by Wynn Stanley and Andrew Allen
copyright MCMXXIII The Lawrence Wright Music Co., London, W.C.2
sequence by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Monday 24 Dec 2001 at 13.41
in association with Doug Grierson
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