A 1917 popular song from the musical “Oh, Boy”.
From the musical “Oh, Boy”, 1917.
Words by P. G. Wodehouse.
Music by Jerome Kern.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- You are such a pal
Don’t know, never shall
Why, you out distance
All other women in existence
If you only knew
How I’ve longed for you
I never thought you would ever come
What luck that brought you
Refrain
Dozens and dozens of girls I have met
Sisters and cousins of men in my set
Tried to be cheerful and give them an earful
Of soft sort of talk, but oh, gosh
The strain was something fearful
Always found after a minute or two
Just to be civil was all I could do
Now I know why I could never be contented
I was looking for a pal like you
- Oh my friend in need
You’ve been friend indeed
Saved me from danger
I can’t believe you’re just a stranger
I’ve been waiting too
All these years for you
I shan’t forget you
I mean to keep you now I’ve met you
Refrain
I’ve known so many, such hundreds of men
Didn’t like any except now and then
Flirted a minute, ’twas fun to begin it
But found out quite soon there was
Nothing, nothing, nothing in it
Often and often I used to get blue
Just went on flirting for something to do
Now I know why I’d that sense of something missing
I was looking for a pal like you
Sung here by Fred Feild: