From the operetta “The Kiss Waltz”, 1911
Words by Matt. Woodward
Music by Jerome D. Kern
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Ah there! little boy, Ah there!
Ladies, howdy how do you howdy do
Cuckoo
You seem to think I merely said cock-a-doodle do
Other roosters crow just as well as you
Some smart chickens ought to be cook’d that’s true
Cook who?
This repartee is altogether too much for me
Oui, oui, which means that we quite agree
That we too much for you will be
You’ve noticed perhaps my B. V. D.
My “Brain’s Very Dull” that means
Did you notice our C. B?
That is “Corn and Beans,” I see
Have you Been thro’ the Corn?
Yes, with you, this morn
No, you Corn’t have Been with me
Oh please let me walk with you?
‘N-‘N
Oh answer distinctly, do
In letters three we’ll answer
Then I can see
You think you can, sir
What it will be
The letters are N. T. D.
Dear me! I know not what they are
They just mean “Not To-Day” sir
So run along
Ta-ta little boy, ta-ta
(find two more verses in the sheet music)