From “ZIEGFELD FOLLIES OF 1919,” 1919. Words and Music by Irving Berlin. Cover Art Henry Clive. Copyright ©30 Sep 1919. Sheet Music from the collection of Michael Deatz.
Sheet Music
Accompaniment
Lyrics
I never cared about the drama
The drama always got my “hammer”
I came from sunny Alabama
Home of the Minstrel show
I think revues are always “bloomers”
They all depend upon costumers
You can have the plays
That are all the craze
At two dollars a throw
Chorus:
I’d rather see a minstrel show
Than any other show I know
Oh! those comical folks
With their riddles and jokes
Here is the riddle that I love the best
“Why does a chicken go?”
You know the rest
I’d pawn my overcoat and vest
To see a minstrel show
Sung by Laurence Rubenstein:
Performance
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