A 1925 popular song.
Words by Leslie Moore.
Music by Johnny Tucker and Al Sherman.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Oscar is a young cake eater
No one is sweeter, or could be neater
Oscar dishes out vanilla
On Saturday he draws his pay
After work he sneaks into the night
Down the street you’ll hear him yell with fright
Chorus
“Help! The girls are after me
Help! Don’t let ’em capture me
Curse my fatal beauty
That all women crave
They’re kissing me simple
They’ll ruin my dimple
Help! Oh, mother save your child
Help! Before they turn my hair to gray
I know what became of Sally
She just chased me up an alley
Help me keep ’em away”
- “Save me!” you can hear him holler
“They’ll muss my collar, Oh, here’s a dollar
Save me! women have no mercy
They hug and squeeze, Oh, stop ’em please
How they persecute me is a crime
Won’t somebody save me while there’s time?
Chorus
“Help! The girls are after me
Help! Don’t let ’em capture me
How those flappers battle
To kiss me Goodnight
Oh, why do they always
Drag me into hallways?
Help! Oh, mother save your child
Help! Before they turn my hair to gray
When they love me they’re so reckless
Look out, dear, you’ll break my neckless
Help me keep ’em away”
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: