I Gave Her That

from the 1919 musical “Sinbad”
words by Bud De Sylva and Al Jolson

The sheet music:

I-Gave-Her-That – Sheet MusicDownload

Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:

I_Gave_Her_That – MIDIDownload

Lyrics

  1. Folks, I want to ask you something
    Have you seen my sweet?
    She’s the girl you stop and stare
    At walking down the street
    There is really no use asking
    If you’ve seen this Miss
    I am sure you’ve seen her, so
    Let me ask you this

Chorus
Did you see that pretty dress
Say, I gave her that
And that look of happiness
Say, I gave her that
You should see here flat
And her great big picture hat
You’d declare, it’s a bear
I gave her that
Did you see her motor car?
Say, I gave her that
I love her so much I hardly know
Where I’m at
Oh, she’s a mighty pretty sight
And her eyes are black as night
But the left is blacker than the right
And I gave her that

  1. When I’m walking with my sweetie
    Up ad down Broadway
    You should see the fellows staring
    Hear the things they say
    They all claim that I could never
    Win this nifty Miss
    When they ask if she is mine
    I just tell them this

Chorus
Did you see that pretty dress
Say, I gave her that
And that look of happiness
Say, I gave her that
You should see here flat
And her great big picture hat
You’d declare, it’s a bear
I gave her that
Did you see her solitaire?
Say, I gave her that
When she got that ring
She more than smiled, she went wild
But did you see her yesterday
With that baby on Broadway
Wasn’t that some baby! Say
That’s her sister’s child

Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: