A popular song from 1915. Words and Music by Irving Berlin. Copyright ©23 Mar 1915. Sheet Music from the collection of Michael Deatz.
Sheet Music
Accompaniment
Lyrics
Refrain:
Dancing around till the break of the day
Never was meant for a Reuben or a Jay
I’ve seen it all and I’m ready to say
I’m going back to the farm
Cabaret life is an awful disgrace
I’ve checked my hat till I’m blue in the face
I’ve handed out a fortune for a
Prince Albert and an old Fedora
I love the cows and chickens
The chickens you love to eat
Not those you have to treat
I’m going back to the farm
Refrain:
Dancing around till the break of the day
Never was meant for a Reuben or a Jay
I’ve seen it all and I’m ready to say
I’m going back to the farm
Cabaret life is an awful disgrace
I’ve checked my hat till I’m blue in the face
I went to wash my hands with water
I had to give the boy a quarter
What good are Broadway chickens
With beautiful fancy legs
‘Less they can lay some eggs
I’m going back to the farm
Sung by Laurence Rubenstein: