From the film “The Hit of the Show”, 1928
Words by Gus Kahn
Music by Ted Shapiro
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by Felix Chaplin:
Lyrics
- Standing on a certain corner nightly
While his boy friends pass him smiling brightly
One little fellow waves, to them he proudly states
“Go on you fellows, go on and keep your dates”
Chorus
All the rest can go where they want to go
But I know that I’ve got a datey
I’m waitin’ for Kate, Kate, Katy here
I may miss a lot, but I’ll tell you what
There’s a time when I’m never latey
When waitin’ for Kate, Kate, Katy dear
Our appointment was for seven
It’s a quarter-after-eight
If she’s not here by eleven
Then I’ll simply have to wait
Oh, my new shoes hurt and my collar’s tight
But I’ll stand all night and I’ll waity
Just waitin’ for Kate, Kate, Katy dear
- Sometimes she is late and sometimes later
But this fellow’s just a champion waiter
Whether it’s cold or hot, he’s on the same old spot
Telling the world that whether she comes or not
Sung here by Felix Chaplin: