From “The Rambler Rose”, 1917 Words and Music by Irving Berlin. Copyright ©13 Oct 1917. Sheet Music from the collection of Michael Deatz.
Sheet Music
Accompaniment
Lyrics
Refrain:
You’ve never had a horseshoe or a can tied to your tail
You never yet have stuck your nose into a garbage pail
You’re not allowed to chase the cat around the place
Or come home in the evening with a lovely dirty face
While all the other human dogs go ’round without a care
A-hunting for their breakfast and their dinner here and there
They feed you indigestion from a Plaza bill of fare
Poor little rich girl’s dog
Refrain:
You’ve never sunk your teeth into a hobo’s trouser patch
They chase the fleas so you can’t have a good old-fashioned scratch
You’re not allowed to “greet” a dog upon the street
The straight and narrow path for yours, you can’t be indiscreet
You don’t know what it means to find a great big juicy bone
Your Mistress doesn’t think it right to let you out alone
Her husband who wears corsets has to be your chaperone
Poor little rich girl’s dog
Sung by Laurence Rubenstein: