a cute 1922 popular song
words and music by Cad St. John
The sheet music:
Accompaniment:
Lyrics
- Tom, Dick, and Harry
They wrote a little song
A classy little ditty
And tacked some music on
They knew it was a daisy
The folks had told them so
They all were simply crazy
For to make their fortunes grow
So they sent it to the city
To be published right, you know
Chorus
But the song came back
Yes, the song came back
The publisher said he never had heard
Or never had read anything so absurd
So the song came back
Upon the same old railroad track
And Tommy, Dick, and Harry
Are on their way to Gary
To try and get their old jobs back
- Little Evanella she wrote a ditty, too
She threw in lots of umta
That made it sound coo-coo
She had an inspiration
And sent poor Jack away
She knew she’d make a fortune
On that little song some day
She’d have no use for working men
When it began to pay
Chorus
But the song came back
Yes, the song came back
The publisher said he never had heard
Or never had read anything so absurd
So the song came back
Upon the same old railroad track
And little Evanella is looking for a fellow
Or will try to get her old one back
Sung here by Fred Feild: