From the musical “My Best Girl”, 1912
Words and music by Irving Berlin
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Tell me, dear
“Would you like to see the town a bit?
Would you like to go around?
If you’d care to be where there’s a whole lot doin’
Then you better come down
Let’s go down to where everybody’s doin’ it
Where they never wear a frown
You will have a ton full of fun, little hon’
If you follow me around”
Chorus:
Follow me around, all around, all around
Chasing, racing all around the town
Don’t you make a sound, make a sound, make a sound
And you’ll be glad before the night is over
That you followed me around, all around, all around
We will cover lots of ground
I’ve got the key to most every cabaret
Where there’s an hour of joy we can grab away
We’ll discover places that Columbus never found
Dearie, if you follow me around
- Let’s go where everybody makes a night of it
Where they’ve thrown away the key
Where a stein full of wine starts your head a-buzzin’
Like a troublesome bee
Rest assured, ever since I got the sight of it
There I always want to be
Let me tell you, pet, that I’ve yet to regret
So you better follow me
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: