From the musical “THE SUN DODGERS”, 1912. Words and Music by Irving Berlin and Ed. Ray Goetz. Cover Art by E.H. Pfeiffer Copyright ©14 Oct 1912. Sheet Music Image from the collection of Michael Deatz.
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Lyrics
Chorus
You ought to hear the music queer
That comes from Hiram’s band
The notes of blue, so blue that you
Could never understand
It’s worth a half a dollar
To hear old Hiram holler
One, two, three, go
You ought to be around
And see the faces that they made
Each ruben’s face all out of place
With ev’ry note they take
When they hear them passing by
The ladies sigh, the babies cry
Cats and dogs lay down and die
When they hear old Hiram’s band
Chorus
You ought to hear the music queer
That comes from Hiram’s band
The notes of blue, so blue
That you could never understand
He makes Philip Suser
Look like a march-abuser
One, two, three, go
You’d laugh I swear, if you were there
And heard the way we cheered
When Hiram’s thin old violin
Got tangled in his beard
Any time the band appears
Each neighbor clears away in tears
Ma wears earmuffs on her ears
After hearing Hiram’s band