Genevieve: The Talk of the Town

A 1897 popular song.
Words by Walter H. Ford.
Music by John W. Bratton.


The sheet music:


Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:


Lyrics

  1. If you want a receipt, for a girl who is sweet
    A girl who is thoroughly charming
    She’s so awfully nice, she’s been kissed once or twice
    But then that is nothing alarming
    She’s so awfully “swell” but she’s modest as well
    She’s always the life of the party
    You can tell she’s sincere, when her laughter you hear
    For it seems to ring so cheerfully and hearty

Chorus
Just a dash of Fifth Avenue
Just a touch of Broadway
Just a spice of the Bowery
Not too modest and not too gay
Just a little bit masculine
Style you’d hardly believe
Once you’ve met her, you’ll never forget her
The talk of the town, Genevieve

  1. She’s the sort of a girl, sets your head in a whirl
    You stammer and “pop” her the question
    Then she’ll quietly laugh, and in spirit of chaff
    She’ll say love is like indigestion
    Then you try to look hurt, and you call her a flirt
    And mention how often you’ve kissed her
    When you’ve finished your call, as you stand in the hall
    Then she smiles and says she’ll be your big sister

Sung here by Vancha March: