A popular song from 1905.
Words by John Kemble.
Music by Lester W. Keith.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- I came to town, a week ago today
And ev’rybody took me for a jay
But I don’t know why, for I was flying high
Yet when they seen me coming they yelled Hey!
I met er man, who said he knew my name
I bet him half a dollar that he didn’t
And then by gosh, he called me Uncle Josh
I’ll be gol darned if he didn’t
Chorus
By gosh, say Josh
When’d you come from dear old Oshkosh
How’d you leave the folks on the farm by thunder
Ain’t the pretty girls down here a wonder
Say Josh, by gosh
Don’t you try to hand us the kibosh
You can bet you’re not so green
As a lot of rubes we’ve seen
Hey! Mister Joshua, Hey!
- I’ve got er gal, her name is Liza Ann
And ev’rybody knows that I’m her man
She is just as pert as any city flirt
I’d like to see you beat her if you can
But yesterday I met a little Miss
Who said her hands were cold
I thought it funny
But by gee whiz, I guess she knew her biz
For she got them warm with my money