A foxtrot dancing song from 1923
Words by Harlan Thompson
Music by Harry Archer
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Every few days, maybe two days
I propose to you
And always you say “No
Please take your hat and go”
Now to someone who’s a dumb one
That would make him blue
But where girls are concerned
I have learned
Chorus
“No” means “yes” and “yes” means “no”
They say, dear, “No” means “yes”
So, I won’t go away, dear
Every single time that you refuse me
Makes me more determined
You will never, never lose me
“No” means “yes” in spite of your denial
I will have you marching down the aisle
“No” means “yes” and so you see
What good would you “yesses” be?
Keep on saying “No” and marry me
- Every girlie very early
Learns to answer “No”
It’s wise you will admit
I don’t blame them a bit
But a habit, like a rabbit
Will increase and grow
Until one must expect
This effect