A popular song from 1921 Words by Benny Ryan Music by Violinsky
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“When Francis dances with me
Hully gee, I’m as gay as can be
He takes me to dances ’cause that’s what I love
I fits in his arms like a motorman’s glove
Oh, the Bowery, the Bowery
We don’t go there any more
He wears a tuxedo and gee, how it fits
He looks like a headwaiter up at the Ritz.
And I wears a gown that’s got twenty-eight slits
When Francis dances with me”
Chorus
“When Francis dances with me
Hully gee, I’m as gay as can be
When we start in waltzing, with heaven I flirt
He steps on my toes, but they don’t seem to hurt
Oh, the Bowery, the Bowery
We don’t go there any more.
His hair shines like diamonds, he combs it with fat
He wears a Palm Beach and a brown derby hat
Now, you know a guy can’t look better than that
When Francis dances with me”