A popular song from 1913
Words by Vincent Bryan
Music by Ren. G. May (Irving Berlin)
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- William C. Brown won great renown
He was a bold aviator
William left home, and started to roam
Told his wife, “I’ll see you later”
He got home that morn at a quarter of three
His wife looked him over, and cried
“Now where have you been
Till this hour?” said she
And aeroplane Billy replied
Chorus
I was aviating around
I was flying all over town
I struck a rathskeller, and broke my propeller
My feet wouldn’t stay on the ground
I fell down, down
Down where the Wurtzburger flows
And I thought I’d be crowned
I was saved by a queen
In another machine
Who was aviating around
- William C. Brown rounded around
Till something happened to grieve him
One more when he came home after three
She wasn’t there to receive him
He waited, and waited, and waited some more
Then finally crept into bed
His wifey came home at a quarter past four
And very rathskellerly said
Chorus
I was aviating around
I was flying all over town
I struck a rathskeller
And broke my propeller
My feet wouldn’t stay on the ground
I fell down, down
Down where the Wurtzburger flows
And I thought I’d be crowned
I was saved just in time
By an uncle of mine
Who was aviating around
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: