(Oh Maw! Oh Paw!)
a popular song from 1925
words by Gus Kahn
music by Walter Donaldson
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Young Hiram Perkins left the dear old farm
One fine day
But he came back with someone on his arm
One fine day
He walked right in on Maw and Paw
And said, “Ain’t I the sticker
Ain’t I the peach picker
Chorus
Oh Maw! Oh Paw! Oh Paw! Oh Maw!
Isn’t she the sweetest thing
She’s the kind who is kind to her mother
Every boy wants to be her big brother
The little birds above her
They all love her
When she’s out they start to sing
Tell me Dad, Ain’t you glad that I caught her
Say it loud ain’t you proud
Of your daughter, I love her
Oh Maw! Oh Paw! Oh Paw! Oh Maw!
Isn’t she the sweetest thing
- Just see the pretty roses in her cheeks
Ain’t she grand
She makes the sweetest music when she speaks
Ain’t she grand
You must admit I found a prize
I know she’s gonna like you
Say how does she strike you
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: