A 1921 ragtime love song with a strutting, irresistible beat.
words and music by Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake
This song came out of Harlem. It is an up-tempo, lighthearted one-step. It has slangy, easy-to-remember words. It uses images of sweetness that fill you with delight. It was Harry Truman’s presidential campaign song.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment track:
Lyrics
- There’s just one fellow for me in this world
Harry’s his name, that’s what I claim
Why for every fellow there must be a girl
I’ve found my mate, by kindness of fate
Chorus
I’m just wild about Harry, and Harry’s wild about me
The heavenly blisses of his kisses, fill me with ecstasy
He’s sweet just like chocolate candy
And just like honey from the bee
Oh, I’m just wild about Harry, and he’s just wild about
Cannot do without, he’s just wild about me
- There are some fellows that like all the girls
I mean the vamps, with cruel lamps
But my Harry says I’m the girl of all girls
I’m his ideal, how happy I feel
Sung here by Fred Feild: