A 1908 popular song.
Words by Junie McCree.
Music by Albert Von Tilzer.
Sheet music provided by Nicholas Leunissen:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Now look here, Buddie Horner
You stayed away from school
We had a lot of lessons, too
And spelling was the rule
A nice, big, rosy apple
The teacher said would be
The prize for any boy or girl
Who won the spelling bee
Now Buddie, I love apples, oh, so well
And “blind pig” was the word I had to spell
Chorus
B. L. N. D. and P. G.
That spells Blind Pig, don’t you see
Teacher said, with some surprise
“Oh! my, you’ve left out both I’s”
So then I whispered, “Teacher dear
Will you kindly listen here
Blind Pig has no eyes you see”
“You’re right, the teacher said to me”
- I’ll tell you Mamie Warner
Just why I stayed away
I climbed up in a apple tree
To get you some today
The way that you love apples
The way that I love you
And Mamie dear I wish you’d love me
Just a little too
I’ve got an apple dear I’ve brought for you
Just spell the word once more please Mamie do
Sung here by Vancha March: