A 1923 novelty song based on a comic strip.
words and music by Billy Rose and Con Conrad
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Who’s the most important man this country ever knew
Who’s the man our Presidents tell all their troubles to
No, it isn’t Mister Bryan
And it isn’t Mister Hughes
I’m mighty proud that I’m allowed a chance to introduce
Chorus
Barney Google with his Goo Goo Googly eyes
Barney Google had a wife three times his size
She sued Barney for divorce
Now he’s living with his horse
Barney Google with his Goo Goo Googly eyes
- Who’s the greatest lover that this country ever knew
Who’s the man that Valentino takes his hat off to
No, it isn’t Douglas Fairbanks
That the ladies rave about
When he arrives who makes the wives
Chase all their husbands out
Sung here by Fred Feild: