A popular song from 1920.
Words by Lew Brown.
Music by Albert Von Tilzer.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Ever since the world began
Woman has been fooling man
You don’t understand them
That’s why it’s hard to land them
Tho’ ev’ry fellow has a diff’rent plan
But never let that worry you
You’ll never get to know them if you do
Chorus
For some girls are shy and may pass you by
But you never can tell
Some girls insist they’ve never been kissed
But you never can tell
You may take a girl to the park
She’ll say she’s afraid of the dark
She looks so tender hearted
But when you get her started
Well, you never can tell
Some girls will pout, keep you in doubt
But you never can tell
Some girls look green, you know what I mean
But you never can tell
You take a girlie to her door
She gives you one kiss and you get sore
She says that’s all there is
There isn’t any more
But you never can tell
- After all you will agree
That woman is a mystery
It really is distressing
The way she keeps you guessing
But still we kind of like her company
And after you have met a few
You’ll find out lots of things you never knew
Chorus
For some girls are cold, never act bold
But you never can tell
Some love to tease, seem hard to please
But you never can tell
You may call around to her home
She’ll tell you that she’s all alone
But when you sit together
She’ll talk about the weather
But you never can tell
Some girls are mild, never act wild
But you never can tell
Some girls are thin, you think they’re all in
But you never can tell
A girl with red hair so they say
Can beat most girls at love today
But any girl can go and dye her hair that way
So, you never can tell
Sung here by Vancha March: