Not long ago when a girl and her beau Took an arm-in-arm trip after dark They’d go to a play or a dance to be gay Or perhaps they’d hold hands in the park That’s changed, now-a-days Roller-skating’s the craze And when “he” and “she” meet ev’ry day His speech is, “Hello Are you ready to go? If she hesitates then he will say
Chorus “Come take a skate with me, Katie Roll me all over the rink We’ll show them some twirling Some curling and whirling We won’t even stop for a drink Come on join the bunch Where the music so sweet Will make you forget That you ever had feet Merrily we’ll roll along Roll along, roll along Merrily we’ll roll along Come take a skate with me
“Bumping the bumps” yes Or “jumping the jumps” As a popular craze are all through And automobiles have lost out to the wheels That can make you think flying’s come true You don’t need the moon For this fine chance to spoon For you’re arm-in-arm all of the way And if she starts to fall Just get busy that’s all It’s no wonder that all the boys say
