A popular song from 1910.
Words by Vincent Bryan. Music by Bert Williams.
Lyrics
1. Miss Madame Lee, the fortune teller
Lost a ring an’ a necklace too
Her husband gave them to his gal
But Madame never knew
One day a gal came to her house
Dressed up to beat the band
An’ Madame saw her long lost ring
When she said Read my Hand
Dat gal wore Madam’s necklace
Miss Madame she saw red
She reached in her stockin’ for her barber’s friend
An’ to that gal she said:
Chorus
You’re gwine to get somethin’
What you don’t expect
It aint no money an’ it aint no check
You’re gwine to get somethin’
That will put you in a wood kimona
Satin lined an’ trimmed with tin
You’ll fall into a piece of land ’bout six by two
You’re gwine to get it good
Because it’s comin’ to you
You’ll get it in a certain place
That rhymes with wreck
Cause you gwine to get somethin’
What you don’t expect
2. Dat gal gave up Miss Madam’s jew’lry
And she gave up all she knew
Den she got hence so fast she found a bran’ new street or two
Miss Madame stropped her hair eradicator till it shone
To prove to Mister Madame Lee de reason, men leave home
He cam in unsuspectin’, says Hello, Sweety dear
She says honey, turn your back and close your eyes
Den whispered in his ear:
Sheet music found at Mississippi State University:
You’re Gwine To Get Somethin’ What You Don’t Expect SHEET MUSIC
Accompaniment midi by James Pitt-Payne:
Youre_Gwine_To_Get_Somethin_What_You_Dont_Expect MIDI