A popular song from 1925.
Words by Billy Rose & MacDonald.
Music by Joseph Meyer.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Have you met my good friend Charley?
Well, you’ve heard of him no doubt
He’s the great big Good Time Charley
That the girls all rave about
He’s as welcome at a party
As the flowers are in Spring
Anytime they see him coming
Ev’ryone begins to sing
Chorus
Clap hands! Here comes Charley
Clap hands! Good time Charley
Clap hands! Here comes Charley now
This way, join the party
I say, meet McCarthy
Hey! Hey! Charley, take a bow
Ginger Ale and White Rock for this table
Grab a chair, move over there
And let him sit right next to Mable
Clap hands! Here comes Charley
Clap hands! Good time Charley
Clap hands! Here comes Charley now
- He’s the life of ev’ry party
And he pays and pays and pays
And he cries when they put padlocks
On his favorite cafes
He’s a big man with the ladies
And a sailor with his dough
All the customers and waiters
When they see him, yell, “Let’s Go”
Chorus
Clap hands! Here comes Charley
Clap hands! Good time Charley
Clap hands! Here comes Charley now
This way, meet the dollies
I say, Ziegfeld Follies
Hey! Hey! Charley, take a bow
See the smile on all those hungry faces
They can tell that he’s a buyer
From those wide and open spaces
Clap hands! Here comes Charley
Clap hands! Good time Charley
Clap hands! Here comes Charley now
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein.
Video by Vancha March: