I’ve Got The Time, I’ve Got The Place

(But It’s Hard To Find The Girl)
a popular song from 1910
words by Ballard Macdonald
music by S. R. Henry


The sheet music:


Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:


Lyrics

  1. I’m blue all through
    And I’ll tell my troubles all to you
    It’s just because I have no girlie sweet to cheer me
    When my weary heart is dreary
    All alone in my home
    I’m about as sad as I can be
    I’ve got the time to spare, the place to share
    But not a girlie seems to care for me

Chorus
I’ve got the time, I’ve got the place
Will someone kindly introduce me to the girl?
She needn’t be so very pretty
I don’t care much for a face
And I don’t give a jot if her petticoats
And things are trimmed with lace
She may be tall, she may be small
She may be any, any, any kind at all
Gee! ain’t it mighty funny
When a fellow’s got the money
And the time, and the place
But it’s gosh darn hard to find the girl

  1. I wrote a note
    To a little girl on whom I dote
    I told her I would really dearly love to meet her
    No one’s sweeter, no one’s neater
    And tonight’s the big night
    Johnny’s on the spot and going strong
    I’ve got the cash to spare, so, I don’t care
    I only want the girl to come along

Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: