(Why Don’t You Put Me Wise?)
A popular song from 1920
Words and music by George J. Bennett
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Why don’t you let me have your confidence?
It isn’t right to keep me in suspense
I’m in doubt, help me out
I needn’t tell you what it’s all about
It’s just as plain as can be
You’re hiding something from me
Chorus:
If you’re only fooling ’round me
Why don’t you put me wise?
You throw me ’round just like a big rubber ball
You bounce me up to Heaven, then you let me fall
It’s so easy to deceive me
But now you’ve opened up my eyes
Each time I mention something ’bout a ring
You seem to lose your speech and everything
So, if you’re only fooling ’round me
Why don’t you put me wise?
- I often wonder why you act so strange?
I might have known that some day you would change
Tell me why, you should try
To keep a love a-flame that ought to die
It’s time that I should explain
That you have nothing to gain
Chorus:
If you’re only fooling ’round me
Why don’t you put me wise?
You throw me ’round just like a big rubber ball
You bounce me up to Heaven, then you let me fall
It’s so easy to deceive me
But mother opened up my eyes
She said, “Be careful when they act too nice”
And when she’s gone I’ll think of her advice
So, if you’re only fooling ’round me
Why don’t you put me wise?
Sung by Laurence Rubenstein: