Titel: "Take Your Girlie To The Movies"                

Komponist: Pete Wendling

Texter: Edgar Leslie, Bert Kalmar

Verlag: Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co., New York

Erscheinungsjahr: 1919

Druckerei: F.J. Lawson Co., New York

Graphiker: Barbelle

Sammlungsnummer: 5908

 

Früber mußte man sich etwas einfallen lassen, um mit seiner Freundin allein zu sein:

 

Beatrice Fairfax gives advice,

To any one in love;

That's why Johnny Gray,

Wrote to her one day;

"When I call to love my girl,

Her folks are always there;

That's why I'm blue,

What shall I do?"

And Beatrice said, "never despair:"

 

Chorus:

Take your girlie to the movies,

If you can't make love at home;

There's no little brother there who always squeals,

You can say an awful lot in seven reels.

Take your lessons at the movies,

And have love scenes of your own;

When the picture is over and it's time to leave,

Don't forget to brush the powder off your sleeve;

Take your girlie to the movies,

If you can't make love at home.

 

Sweethearts always used to spoon,

In a big morrischair;

Young folks of today,

Have a diff'rent way;

Far away from cranky dad,

And mother's eagle eye;

It's lot of fun,

Here's how it's done,

So come on and give it a try.

 

Chorus:

Take your girlie to the movies,

If you can't make love at home;

Pick a cozy corner where it's nice and dark,

Don't catch influenza, kissing in the park.

Take your lessons at the movies,

And have love scenes of your own;

Tho' she's just a simple little ribbon clerk,

Close your eyes and think you're kissing Billie Burke;

Take your girlie to the movies,

If you can't make love at home.

 

In der Rubrik "Top Komponisten" gibt es weitere Informationen über Pete Wendling.

 

Bei You Tube gibt es Clips mit o.g. Song von 1919 gesungen von Bill Murray bzw. Irving Kaufmann.