Many soldiers moved to the city after WWI, 1919. words by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young music by Walter Donaldson
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How ‘ya gonna keep ’em down on the farm
After they’ve seen Paree?
How ‘ya gonna keep ’em away from Broadway
Jazzin’ aroun’, and paintin’ the town
How ‘ya gonna keep ’em away from harm? That’s a mystery
They’ll never want to see a rake or plow,
And who the deuce can parley-vous a cow?
(2nd time only: Imagine Reuben when he meets his pa,
He’ll kiss his cheek and holler “oo-la-la!”)
How ‘ya gonna keep ’em down on the farm
After they’ve seen Paree?”
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