From the musical “The Girl Friend”, 1926
Words by Lorenz Hart
Music by Richard Rodgers
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- My girl’s the kind of girl for steady company
It’s steady company that I prefer
When in the Charleston dance I want to bump a knee
I want to bump a knee with her
Homely wrecks appeal when their cheeks appeal
But she has sex-appeal, yes, sir
Refrain
Isn’t she cute, isn’t she sweet
She’s gentle and mentally nearly complete
She’s knock-out, she’s regal, her beauty’s illegal
She’s the girl friend
Take her to dance, take her to tea
It’s stunning how cunning this lady can be
A look at this vision will cause a collision
She’s the girl friend
She is smart, she’s refined
How can she be real?
She has heart, she has mind
Hell, the girl’s Ideal
Isn’t she cute, isn’t she sweet
An eyeful you’d die full of pleasure to meet
In my funny fashion I’m cursed with a passion
For the girl friend
- He’s very short on looks but long on decency
He’s long on decency, he’s very tame
But he has made an awful hit with me since he
A hit with me since he first came
I have seen so well he won’t screen so well
But that boy means so well, he’s game
Refrain
Isn’t he cute, isn’t he sweet
He’s gentle and mentally nearly complete
It’s strange that this goil can adore such an oilcan
I’m the girl friend
Take her to dance, take her to tea
It’s stunning how cunning this lady can be
She ain’t got no culture, she’s keen as a vulture
She’s the girl friend
He is smart, he’s refined
How can he be real?
He has heart, he has mind
Hell, the boy’s Ideal
Isn’t she cute, isn’t she sweet?
An eyeful you’d die full of pleasure to meet
In my funny fashion I’m cursed with passion
For the boy friend