A 1897 popular song.
Words by Walter H. Ford.
Music by John W. Bratton.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- If you want a receipt, for a girl who is sweet
A girl who is thoroughly charming
She’s so awfully nice, she’s been kissed once or twice
But then that is nothing alarming
She’s so awfully “swell” but she’s modest as well
She’s always the life of the party
You can tell she’s sincere, when her laughter you hear
For it seems to ring so cheerfully and hearty
Chorus
Just a dash of Fifth Avenue
Just a touch of Broadway
Just a spice of the Bowery
Not too modest and not too gay
Just a little bit masculine
Style you’d hardly believe
Once you’ve met her, you’ll never forget her
The talk of the town, Genevieve
- She’s the sort of a girl, sets your head in a whirl
You stammer and “pop” her the question
Then she’ll quietly laugh, and in spirit of chaff
She’ll say love is like indigestion
Then you try to look hurt, and you call her a flirt
And mention how often you’ve kissed her
When you’ve finished your call, as you stand in the hall
Then she smiles and says she’ll be your big sister
Sung here by Vancha March: