A popular song from 1910
Words by Junie McCree
Music by Albert Von Tilzer
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by Denese Coulbeck:
Lyrics
- My wife felt bad and so I had
To send for Doctor Brown
He felt her pulse with these results
Her health was broken down
She must go to the mountains
The Doctor said and so
I packed her grip, she made the trip
About a month ago
Chorus:
I never knew this town at all
‘Till my wife went away
But now I know the places where
They turn night into day
I met the girls you bet I did
I met the blondes that call me kid
Oh Doctor write and tell my wife
That she must stay away
- My wife displayed great tact
And paid attention to her maids
She picked the best and prettiest
Real types of highest grades
When starting for the mountains
She refused my proffered aid
And said, my own, I’ll go alone
She did not take her maid
Chorus:
I never knew this town at all
‘Till my wife went away
But now I know the places where
They turn night into day
She left her maid at home with me
But I’m as good as I can be
Oh Doctor write and tell my wife
That she must stay away
Sung by Vancha March: