(But I’m Just a Bit Afraid)
A popular song from 1912
Words by Lew Brown
Music by Albert Von Tilzer
The sheet music:
Lyrics
- Honey, listen here, listen here, listen here
What’s that tune they’re playing?
Honey, ain’t it queer, ain’t it queer, ain’t it queer?
That everybody’s swaying
Come on, take a chance, let us dance
‘Cause the band plays ragtime simply grand
And I just can’t keep still
‘Cause it’s against my will
Chorus:
I would like to try it, try it, try it
I would like to try it, but I’m just a bit afraid
Everybody’s swaying, swaying, swaying
But mother said I shouldn’t dare
To try and do the Grizzly Bear
But I’ve just got to try it, try it, try it
Since I heard that ragtime played
I’d like to take a chance
And learn to do that dance
Oh! my, I would like to try
But I’m just a little bit afraid
- Honey, let us go, let us go, let us go
It’s time we were leaving
Honey, don’t you know, don’t you know, don’t you know
That mother will be grieving
Ask for one encore and once more
Make them play before we go away
Oh! hon’ I’ll tell you what
I love that turkey trot