A novelty ballad from 1920
words by Lew Brown
music by Albert Von Tilzer
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- In the land of Eenie meenie minie mo
Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! not long ago
Lived a girl called Chili
And the fellows loved her so
They loved her so
They loved her do re me fa sol
They were a lot of little profiteers
Who came from near and far
They loved the um ta da
She played on her guitar
Every night in the pale moonlight
They gathered ‘neath the stars
And as they formed a ring
They all began to sing
Chorus
Oh! you lank and leany
Chili Beanie eenie minie mo
You know we love you so
We love your ja da, um ta da da
Our lives won’t be so dreamy if you let us go
You think we’re full of blarney
We’re full of Chili Con Carne
Chili Bean said, “Boys, I’m green
I don’t know what you mean
You know that I’m so slow
What you want I do not know.”
They said, “Now listen Chili, dear
Oh by Jingo! sent us here,
You lank and leany Chili beanie
We’ll have lots of eenie meenies
We’ll feed them all on weenies, eenie minie mo.”
- Now this girl called Chili had a lot of dough
Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! she loved it so
But she was so silly, and she let the fellows know
She let them know that she had do re me fa sol
When all the little profiteers found out
They went to Chili Bean
They said, “From what we’ve seen
You’d make a dandy Queen.”
Chili said, “You can go ahead
When do I reign supreme?”
They said, “For what you’ve got
We’ll crown you on the spot
Sung here by Fred Feild to a player piano roll: