Irving Berlin’s first hit, 1910.
words and music by Irving Berlin
This song contains sexual innuendo (risque for it’s time).
The sheet music:
Accompaniment:
Lyrics
- Nellie Green met Harry Lee
At a masquerade the other night
He liked she, and she liked he
Just a case of love at single sight
He took Nellie home that eve
Also took the number of her phone
Just before he took his leave
Nellie whispered in the cutest tone
Chorus
Call me up some rainy afternoon
I’ll arrange for a quiet little spoon
Think of all the joy and bliss
We can hug and we can talk about the weather
We can have a quiet little talk
I will see that my mother takes a walk
Mum’s the word when we meet
Be a mason, don’t repeat
Angel eyes, are you wise? Good-bye
- He looked wise, then looked for rain
Sure enough it rained that Saturday
“Give me three, four, five, six Main
Nellie dear, prepare I’m on my way”
When he rang the front door bell
Noone there responded to his call
Soon he heard his pretty Nell
Singing to somebody in the hall
Sung here by Fred Feild: