An early mention of The Twist, 1918.
words and music by Bud DeSylva and Gus Kahn
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- I’ve got a brand new sweetie
Better than the one before
Oh! she’s got everything
And a little bit more
I don’t know much about her
And yet I know a lot
‘Cause what it takes to make me love her
I want to tell you she’s got
Chorus
Does she make everybody stare?
I’ll say she does
Does she give ’em that “I don’t care?”
I’ll say she does
But is she nicer to me?
And does she sit on my knee?
Does she? I’ll say she does
And does she crave a wedding ‘n everything?
I’ll say she does
Was she happy to get the ring?
You bet she was
And can she dance? Can she twist?
Does she do a lot of things I can’t resist?
Does she? I’ll say she does
- It was so hard to get her
She can never get away
Because I’m watching her
All the night and all day
I’ve always had her picture
I had it in my mind
I always knew what kind I wanted
And she’s exactly the kind
Sung here by Fred Feild: