A 1917 popular song.
Words by E. Ray Goetz.
Music by E. Ray Goetz and Milton Ager.
Sheet music provided by Laurence Rubenstein:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
This English language is very strange
It’s all a myst’ry to me
My dictionary and lesson book
So full of puzzles seem to be
But I have found, to get around
Words are not ev’rything
They mean so little when boys are near
So I’m not worrying
Refrain
A languid eye, a baby sigh
A little “come to me” smile
What words could ever tell
Half as much, half as well
When fellows use words that confuse
At conversation I balk
For what’s a word or two between a couple of friends
When it’s easier to kiss than talk
Sung here by Fred Feild: