The Great $2.00 Bill Song, 1910.
Words by Vincent Bryan.
Music by Harry Von Tilzer.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Ebenezer Brown came to New York town
Had two dollars in the pocket of his jeans
Met a lovely blonde, of her he grew fond
Took her into Rector’s for a plate of ham and beans
Mabel said We’ll dine, this here table’s mine
I don’t like a picker, kid, holler for some wine
Ebenezer said by gosh think I’ll give my hands a wash
Now he tells the Hayseeds down in old Oshkosh
Chorus
When you go down to New York town
Please do a favor for me
Give my regards to Mabel
The blonde at the second table
You see in Rector’s I’d like to bet
She’s waiting yet
Just say that her friend had a chill, still
Give my regards to Mabel
And tell her that I still have my two dollar bill
- Ebenezer he moved to Kankakee
He got married and he raised a family
When his only son grew to twenty-one
Told his dad he’d go to old New York and have some fun
Pa said alright Will, here’s a two case bill
When you meet my old sweetheart, buy a little gill
She sits in Rector’s near the gate
Tell her that she needn’t wait
Her Ebenezer’s married now and she’s too late
Chorus
When you get down to New York town
Please do a favor for me
Give my regards to Mabel
The blonde at the second table
You’ll see in Rector’s I’d like to bet
She’s waiting yet
Just say that your dad had a chill, still
Give my regards to Mabel
But be sure that you bring back that two dollar bill
Sung here by Vancha March: