a 1922 popular song words and music by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby
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“They let you do just as you please
In my home town
Girls wear their skirts up to their knees
In my home town
We’ve got a main street like Broadway
It’s half as bright, but twice as gay
And all the gray-haired papas
Have become finale hoppers
We’ve got a great police force, too
In my home town
He wears a uniform of blue
In my home town
There’s not a drop of hootch in sight
They’ve got the lid down pretty tight
But down at the Elks Club it’s alright
In my home town
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Girls wear their skirts up to their knees
In my home town
And you can always find a breeze
In my home town
You very seldom see a cow
They get their milk in bottles now
You just can’t hold the farmers
Since they’ve learned to wear pajamas
One fellow wears a red necktie
In my home town
Boys tip their hats when he walks by
In my home town
We’ve got a man whose name is Zeke
The folks in town call him “the Sheik”
He’s out with a new girl ev’ry week
In my home town