A popular song from 1915.
Words by Joe McCarthy.
Music by Jimmy V. Monaco.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. In our town lived a girlie named Fatima Brown
She used to dance night and day, light and gay
Oh, she certainly was slick, she had the kick
But one day came a sporty actor ’round our way
He promised he would marry her
Then he carried her off, the horrid thing
Now this same Fatima Brown
Is the rage of New York town, but
Chorus:
Oh, how she has changed
She used to dance the butterfly
Gracefully she’d kick so high
Now she dances the seven veils
But six veils must be shy
Oo-o! If the home folks knew
Why they’ll all come sneakin’
Even bring the deacon down to town
She flitters here, she flitters there
Flitters almost everywhere
And you have to hold tight to your chair
When you see Fatima Brown
2. Years ago, when Fatima started with her show
She used to dance very mild, she was wild
When she found she didn’t go, she was a crow
Bye and bye, funny little movements she would try
She found the men admired her
And inspired her so, the rest you know
Now she almost shakes the earth
And you get your money’s worth, but