A popular song from 1915.
Words and music by Benjamin Hapgood Burt.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- It was at a Fox trot tea
That I met my wife Marie
She said, “You look good to me
What’s your reg’lar salary?
Tell me your name dear
I’ll take the same dear
I could learn to marry you
And besides my rent is due
Soon she had me on the way
To the place where people say
They’ll Love, Honor, and Obey
If you chance to feel that way
And when she wed me
Right home she led me
It was fine to think her mine
That Fox trot wedding day
Refrain
Oh! Oh! that Fox trot Wedding day
Oh! Oh! she danced my heart away
Oh! Oh! how sweet that Band can play
And how fast the waiters came in and out
And back again
Oh! Oh! how happy I could be
Oh! Oh! If someone stole Marie
For when I’m home now
I’m all alone now
Home’s there, and I’m there
But she’s dancing somewhere
Since that Fox-Trot wedding day
- Ev’ry day at half past three
You can see my wife Marie
Spieling at some Tango Tea
With someone who is not me
I’m busy slaving, and money saving
While my little Tango Queen
Trips the dip and Argentine
Then at night I sit alone
Wond’ring who wrote, Home sweet home
I’ve no doubt he must have known
Someone’s home besides his own
Then I got more blues, and read the war news
Until three when my Marie
Came Castle-walking home