From the show “Sybil”, 1916 Words by Joseph Cawthorn and John L. Golden Music by John L. Golden
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I can dance with everybody but my wife
We’re out of step, from start till we get through
The trouble is that she insists on leading me
And she does in every other thing we do
I can fox trot like a reg’lar fox with others, so can she
But dance together no! not on your life
It’s just one continous wrangle
We don’t tango, we just tangle
I can dance with every body but my wife
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I can dance with everybody but my wife,
I must admit, it makes me awful sore
I think we’d get along, if she wasn’t quite so strong
But she pushes me completely off the floor
She says she’ll take up skating, and I hope she does
And early fall would end my woe and strife
She might forget her hate, if once I get her on a skate
For I can dance with everybody but my wife
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He can walk on anybody but his wife
He’ll tear her dress, and she says, “That’s all right”
But if her hubby dear
Should act on half as queer
She’ll sue him for divorce that very night
She told a friend one night
“Our quarrel won’t last long
It’s just a temporary little strife”
I don’t mean to be contrary
But it’s a long way to Temporary”
I can dance with everybody but my wife