A 1919 popular song. Featured by several performers in different shows. Eddie Cantor featured in “ZIEGFELD FOLLIES OF 1919.” Words and Music by Irving Berlin. Original cover by R.S. Rosebud (Rosenbaum Studio). Copyright ©28 Oct 1919. Sheet Music from the collection of Michael Deatz.
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He’s not so good in a crowd
But when you get him alone
You’d be surprised
He isn’t much at a dance
But then when he takes you home
You’d be surprised
He doesn’t look like much of a lover
But don’t judge a book by it’s cover
He’s got the face of an Angel
But there’s a Devil in his eyes
He’s such a delicate thing
But when he starts in to squeeze
You’d be surprised
He doesn’t look very strong
But when you sit on his knee
You’d be surprised
At a party or at a hall
I’ve got to admit he’s nothing at all
But in a morris chair
You’d be surprised
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He’s not so good in the house
But on a bench in the park
You’d be surprised
He isn’t much in the light
But when he gets in the dark
You’d be surprised
I know he looks as slow as the Erie
But you don’t know the half of it dearie
He looks as cold as an Eskimo
But there’s fire in his eyes
He doesn’t say very much
But when he starts in to speak
You’d be surprised
He’s not so good at the start
But at the end of a week
You’d be surprised
On a streetcar or in a train
You’d think he was born without any brain
But in a taxicab, you’d be surprised