From “The Gay White Way”, 1907.
Words by Felix F. Feist.
Music by Joel P. Corin.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- I have travelled many miles
I’ve received some pleasant smiles
With the gentle sex I’ve always been a pet
I’ve been lucky you might say
But the girl to get away
Like the Northern Pole is undiscovered yet
The other night while dining
I could picture Trinity
My eyes were met by what I thought
Was my affinity
She smiled at me so roguishly
By brain began to whirl
I’m on her track, I want her back
Say, “Aren’t you the girl?”
Chorus
Aren’t you the girl I met at Sherry’s?
Aren’t you the maid that smiled at me?
Weren’t you indulging in blackberries?
Weren’t you a sipping at some tea?
I’m almost sure you are the very lady
Though perhaps there may be room for doubt
Aren’t you the girl I met at Sherry’s?
Just before the lights went out
- I am not a keen observer
And perhaps I don’t deserve her
But I don’t propose to let that interfere
I’m determined I shall win her
She was such a little sinner
That I’ll never rest until I have her here
That she’s around is certain
And she’ll never get away
I don’t care what the cost may be
The bills I’ll gladly pay
The search may be a lengthy one
But that cuts little ice
She must be mine, that maid divine
At any sacrifice
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: