From the show “They Learned About Women”, 1929. Words and music by Jack Yellen, Milton Ager, and Van and Schenck.
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Dougherty is the name
And make a note of the same
Not “Doherty,” nor “Dogerty”
But Dougherty is the name
That’s the way they say it in Ireland
And no other way is right
And altho I’m nearly sixty seven
And my hair is white
If there’s any one in the neighborhood
That’s looking for a fight
Not “Doherty,” nor “Dogerty”
But Dougherty is the name
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Dougherty is the name
Says I, make note of the same
Not Doherty,” nor “Dogerty”
But Dougherty is the name
You have seen the baby, have ye?
He’s the image of my Jim
And his name will not be Abe or Sam
It’s going to be Tim
And there isn’t a thing that any
Rabbi Cohn can do for him
Not Finkelstein nor Rosenstein
But Dougherty is the name