A popular song from 1926.
Music by Marty Bloom and Maurice Sturm.
Words by Jack Meskill and Walter C. Ness.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Johnny White said, “I’m in right
A big time’s on tonight
With all the girls, I’ll be a smarty”
Kept his date at half-past eight
Made sure he wasn’t late
To meet the girls, down at the party
He took one look ’round the flat
Then grabbed his coat and his hat, and hollered
Chorus
What! no women?
What kind of a party is this?
Now where are the flappers you spoke of today
This looks like a branch of the Y. M. C. A.
What! no women?
Why they’re my specialty
To sing about Sweet Adeline may have its charms
But I prefer Sweet Adeline right in my arms
What! no women?
Well, this is no party for me
- In his “tux”, with seven bucks
His collar washed in Lux
John hunts the girls, at every party
Latest style and greatest smile
He’s saying all the while
Bring on the girls, I’m hale and hearty
But when he finds there are none
Here’s what this son of a gun, will holler
Chorus
What! no women?
What kind of a party is this?
You said I’d get Muriel so I brought my car
But now you say Muriel is just a cigar
What! no women?
Say really it’s a crime
I came up here tonight all set to hug and kiss
But heaven help a sailor on a night like this
What! no women?
Well thanks for the terrible time
Chorus
What! no women?
What kind of a party is this?
Now I like the chicken in your fricasee
But I must have chicken served right on my knee
What! no women?
Say they’re the spice of life
You said now don’t bring Lulu
‘Cause she don’t act right
But you can bet that Lulu
Would have saved the night
What! no women?
I guess I’ll go home to the wife
Sung here by Vancha March: