(Come Right Upstairs)
A popular song from 1923
Words by Leslie Moore
Music by Johnny Tucker
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- There’s a family right next door
Wakes us up at three or four
When the daughter comes home with her beau
First they stand outside and chin
After that they tip-toe in
And begin their spooning down below
Then when all is quiet in the hall
Down the stairs you hear her mother call
Chorus
Maggie! (Yes ma’am!)
Who’s with you there?
Maggie! (Yes ma’am!)
Stop that affair
Why does it take you so long
To say goodnight
You know I’ve told you always
It ain’t safe to stand in hallways
Maggie! (Yes ma’am!)
Give him his hat
Maggie! (Yes ma’am!)
Just leave him flat
I forgot what mother taught me
That’s the way your father caught me
Maggie! (Yes ma’am!)
Come right upstairs
- Maggie doesn’t care a bit
What the neighbors think of it
She declares that lovin’ is no crime
Even tho her sweetheart Dan
Always was a union man
Maggie has him working overtime
Now and then they lean against a bell
Then the whole darn house begins to yell
Chorus
Maggie! (Yes ma’am!)
Who’s with you there?
Maggie! (Yes ma’am!)
Stop that affair
You’ll wake the neighbors
The way you carry on
I’m gonna have a copper
Chase that young finale hopper
Maggie! (Yes ma’am!)
Give him his hat
Maggie! (Yes ma’am!)
Just leave him flat
Give his face a darn good smacking
If he tries to be wise cracking
Maggie! (Yes ma’am!)
Come right upstairs