From the 1910 musical “The Jolly Bachelors,” 1910. Words by Irving Berlin. Music by Ted Snyder. Cover Art by John Frew. Copyright © 18 Jan 1910. Sheet Music Image from the collection of Michael Deatz.
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Chorus
If the managers only thought the same as mother
You bet I’d show them all a thing or three
They’d have starred me in “The Thief”
For it’s mothers firm belief
Margaret Illington could never steal like me
If the Shuberts only took a tip from mother
I’d be starring like a star was never starred
Leslie Carter and that bunch
Would be at Childs a serving lunch
If the managers only thought the same as ma
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If the managers only thought the same as mother
I’d act like Sarah Bernhardt never did
Harry Miller would forget Margret Anglin you bet
He would want me as his real supporting kid
If Frohman only took a tip from mother
He would lable me as Frohman’s only star
Mrs. Fiske would take a drop
To some Broadway candy shop
If the managers only thought the same as ma