A popular song from 1901. Words by Arthur Gillespie. Music by Billee Taylor.
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Accompaniment
Lyrics
Chorus
You’re not in Oskaloosa now
Forget about the western home
Take off that red cravat
Please remember where you’re at
As leisurely the city’s streets you roam
Don’t bow to every man you meet
Don’t rubber when you’re on the street
We haven’t started yet
Take a tip and don’t forget
You’re not in Oskaloosa now
Chorus
You’re not in Oskaloosa now
We told you once or twice before
If you make another break
We’ll all give you the shake
So, “cut it out”
Or else you’ll make us sore
You’re making monkeys of the bunch
We wish that you had brought your lunch
The limit’s up to you
So be careful what you do
You’re not in Oskaloosa now
Chorus
You’re not in Oskaloosa now
I hope that you have had your fill
A quarter’s not enough
You can’t ring in a bluff
You’ll be daffy when you see your bill
You’ve ate up all that’s in the shop
I thought that you would never stop
A “lunch from twelve to two”
Doesn’t mean it’s all for you
You’re not in Oskaloosa now
Chorus
You’re not in Oskaloosa now
That lady is the leader’s “beau”
She doesn’t sing for fun
She warbles for the “mon”
And ’twas a “con” at you
That she did throw
Now if we ramble down the street
Some pretty girls you’re sure to meet
If they wink, ’tis but a “bluff”
So try and be the “stuff”
You’re not in Oskaloosa now
Chorus
You’re not in Oskaloosa now
Instead you’re in a big hotel
Don’t register the grip
Or they’ll think you’re off your “dip”
And don’t to all the clerks your troubles tell
Now we must leave you for tonight
Be sure and don’t blow out the light
Hang your clothes upon the floor
Don’t forget to lock the door
You’re not in Oskaloosa now
Chorus
You’re not in Oskaloosa now
The place where you were bred and born
If the city makes you sick
Just go back home and stick
And roam among the fields of yellow corn
In the evening at the close of day
You can listen to the town band play
Every afternoon at two
You can watch the train go through
You’re not in Oskaloosa now