Hard-To-Get Gertie

A popular song from 1926.
Words by Jack Yellen.
Music by Milton Ager.

Sheet music provided by Laurence Rubenstein:

Hard To Get Gertie – SHEET MUSICDownload

Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:

Hard-To-Get_Gertie – MIDIDownload

Lyrics

  1. You lovin’ champs, listen to this
    You’ve heard of vamps who never kiss
    I’m here to tell you ’bout a gal who beats ’em all
    Don’t waste your time takin’ her out
    I know what I’m talkin’ about
    She’s just a teasin’ gal that all the fellows call

Chorus
Hard-to-get Gertie, that hard-to-get gal
Flirty and pretty, but nobody’s pal
She’s got those kisses that are sweet as honey
They’re harder gettin’ than a Scotchman’s money
Sufferin’ papas! She’s certainly mean
Stingiest mamma I have ever seen
So save your time and save your dough
All she says is “No! No! No!”
Hard-to-get Gertie, that dog-gone hard-to-get gal

  1. It’s hard to get snow in July
    It’s hard to get genuine rye
    But gettin’ Gertie is a job that’s harder yet
    The greatest sheiks sadly confess
    They’ve tried for weeks without success
    The boys are calling her “The girl that men regret”

Sung here by Fred Feild: