A 1921 popular song.
Words and music by Charles A. Bayha.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Ev’rybody knows the story
How Adam gave his rib for Eve
Ev’rybody think it’s awful
The way she caused poor “Ad” to grieve
But I’ve thought the matter over
And here’s the reason why
I’ve come to this conclusion
Adam was a lucky guy
Refrain
Eve cost Adam just one bone
But he couldn’t get away with that today
He never had no sealskin coats to buy
And there were no millinery bills to pay
She caused him trouble
And he got the weary blues
She liked to raise a little Cain, that is a fact
But she only cost him just one bone
And you can’t expect too doggone much for that
- Eve had sev’ral thousand dresses
All growing on a tree, they say
And some women must imagine
That they still grow that way today
Look at all the big fur jackets
And sealskin coats they wear
The kind of skin that Eve wore
Must have been a little bare
Refrain
Eve cost Adam just one bone
And you must admit he got his money’s worth
But even if he paid more than he should
Just remember lucky Adam owned the earth
She caused him trouble
And he got the weary blues
She was a bit too fond of apples, that’s a fact
But she only cost him just one bone
And you can’t expect too doggone much for that
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: