From “The Wall Street Girl”, 1912 Words by A. Seymour Brown. Music by Nat. D. Ayer.
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Everybody used to call me Jimmy
Ever since I was old enough to walk
With dresses to my knees
I used to climb the trees
And all the gabby neighbors used to talk
“My goodness! what’ll become of her
When she’s a lady?
A girl of her age should be so sweet and coy”
And I know they won’t forget the day I smoked a cigarette
Oh! Gee! I should have been born a boy
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Everybody used to call me Jimmy
Ever since I was old enough to walk
With dresses to my knees
I used to climb the trees
And all the gabby neighbors used to talk
“My goodness! what’ll become of her
When she’s a lady?
A girl of her age should be so sweet and coy”
And they said I was a brat
I threw a brick and hit a cat
Oh! Gee! I should have been born a boy
Chorus
Everybody used to call me Jimmy
Ever since I was old enough to walk
With dresses to my knees
I used to climb the trees
And all the gabby neighbors used to talk
“My goodness! what’ll become of her
When she’s a lady?
A girl of her age should be so sweet and coy”
I know how the slipper feels
For I stood up to eat my meals
Oh! Gee! I should have been born a boy