. . . But he can’t stop a thing at home.
A 1922 popular song respectfully dedicated to the traffic cops.
words by Ottie E. Colburn
music by Billy May
This song was copyrighted and published in Boston, Mass.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment:
Lyrics
- There’s a guy that you meet
Every day on Main Street
When you’re driving a car or a team
He’s so haughty and gay
He gets right in your way
You know the guy I mean
Chorus
He can stop anything on the Main Street
But he can’t stop a thing at home
Outdoors he pulls a lot of funny things
With that big hand
But in the house he darsent
For he hasn’t got the sand
He tells you to stop then takes down your name
As he talks in an ugly tone
Oh, yes, he may be a bear on the Main Street
But he’s meek as a lamb at home
- He keeps looking at you
Just to see what you’ll do
Gets your number and goat every day
He will bawl you out loud
Right before all the crowd
That’s why I want to say
Chorus
He can stop anything on the Main Street
But he can’t stop a thing at home
You ought to see him help the ladies
As they cross the street
Oh, yes, he likes to help them
If they’re full of “pep” and sweet
You shiver with fear, when his voice you hear
You’re afraid that you’ll pull a bone
Oh, yes, he may be a king on the Main Street
But he’s nothing at all at home
Sung here by Fred Feild: