[WARNING: This song contains antiquated racial language. It is presented here for historical and educational purposes only.]
A popular song from 1922.
Words by Jim Burris.
Music by Perry Bradford.
The sheet music cover:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- There’s one thing that happens me and you
When we have something special to do
Er’ seems like something happens
Fore we get through, unexpectedly
On a married lady once I called
Her husband came, he was six foot tall
I had to take window sash and all, unexpectedly
Chorus
There is lots of meaning in that one little word
Unexpectedly
Now Hootch is another one that’s not often heard
Unexpectedly
I used to drink gin, sup by sup
Then I learn’d to drink it cup by cup
Here prohibition came along
Messed ev’rything up, unexpectedly
- I got some work in a small cafe’
And took some fresh meat every day
The boss got wise to me
In some kind a way, unexpectedly
Next morn’ Judge says what’re you to say
The Boss caught you with chops in your hat
I said “not guilty”
He said “six months for that”, unexpectedly
Chorus
I found out the meaning of that one little word
Unexpectedly
It seems like I always do the bad for good
Unexpectedly
He said if I’d taken a ham or a goose
He might have found some way to let me loose
But for two pork chops, let you free
No take him, throw away the key
Unexpectedly
Sung here by Fred Feild: