From the musical “Leave It To Jane”, 1917
Words by P. G. Wodehouse
Music by Jerome Kern
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
So far I’ve not had my name
written on the nation’s roll of fame
Nobody I see makes a fuss of me
In a line crowds do not stand
Waiting for a chance to shake my hand
Folks, when I appear,
Don’t stand up and cheer,
But of chances for success
The lands from North to south full
Thank you for these cheering words yes,
Girls, you’ve said a mouthfull.
Chorus
Just you watch my step
I’ve got push and pep:
I’ll win fortune and renown.
You’ll will renown
Though I’ve not started yet,
Kindly don’t forget
You can’t keep a good man down
- All the wealthy men I know,
Rockefeller, Henry Ford and Co.
Once upon a time didn’t have a dime.
Morgan always touched the bunch
when it was his turn to pay the lunch
With Carnegie at their pet automat
Fortune’s sure to smile, although
At first she may be fickle
That’s the stuff, why Heinz began
His life without a pickle
Chorus
Just you watch my step
I’ve got push and pep
I’ll win fortune and renown
GIRLS. You’ll win renown
HE. I’ll land the sort of job
They handed Charley Schwab
You can’t keep a good man down