From “SHE KNOWS BETTER NOW”, 1912. Words and Music by Irving Berlin. Cover Art by Gene Buck. Copyright ©25 Jan 1912. Sheet Music from the collection of Michael Deatz.
Sheet Music
Accompaniment
Lyrics
Chorus:
Honey, won’t you buy for me
That ragtime mocking bird?
Just open up your pocketbook
Can’t you hear me holler?
Pay the man a dollar
Honey, if you buy for me
That ragtime mocking bird
I’ll call you names like King Louis the Third
If you buy for me that ragtime mocking bird
Performance
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