A 1913 popular song.
Words by A. Seymour Brown.
Music by Albert Gumble.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Back in the dark and prehistoric age
Long before ragtime tunes became the rage
Back in the garden of Eden, I mean
Adam was king and Eve was the queen (They tell me)
And ev’ry night they used to give a ball
Under the big jungle moon
The animals all would prance, Adam and Eve would dance
While the birds whistled a tune
Chorus
Adam and Eve had a wonderful time
Oh, a wonderful time back there
The old turkey gobbler, he taught them to “Trot”
And the other professor, the “Grizzly Bear”
All the birds and the bees used to sing in the trees
Why, old Adam and Eve used to dance as they please
I betche Adam and Eve had a wonderful time
Oh! a wonderful, wonderful time
2. Leo, the lion, and the tiger, too
They had a “Tango” that they used to do
Old brother monkey was leading the band
Gee, it was grand! the best in the land (Some leader!)
Then the hyena, he began to laugh
Went in hysterics and cried:
“The elephant did “Salome”, one that was all her own”
And Adam and Eve nearly died
Sung here by Vancha March: