Cecilia

a 1925 popular song
words by Herman Ruby
music by Dave Dreyer


The sheet music:


Accompaniment – player piano roll:


Lyrics

  1. Little Mis Cecilia Green
    Little over sweet sixteen
    But the cutest flapper, that you’ve ever seen
    When the fellows pass her by
    She will always wink her eye
    When she talks to them
    When she walks with them, this is what they all cry

Chorus
Does your Mother know you’re out Cecilia
Does she know that I’m about to steal you
Oh, my when I look in your eyes
Something tells me you and I should get together
How about a little kiss Cecilia
Just a kiss you’ll never miss Cecilia
Why do we two keep on wasting time
Oh, Cecilia, say that you’ll be mine

  1. Many funny things occur
    While the boys are courting her
    I refer to one case, in particular
    She went with a boy named Joe
    Who was always lisping so
    When he’d ask this miss
    For a little kiss, it would sound just like this

Sung here by Fred Feild: