A 1922 popular song.
words by Jos. Alden
music by Ange Lorenzo
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Lester used to fool the girlies all the while
They’d listen to his alibis and smile
But that was long before the days of radio
As off to wine and women he would go
Marconi’s great invention made the speed game slow
And gave the raz to this old Romeo
His chance to fool her fades, advice to lovelorn maids
Is treat him nice and then just let him go, and
Chorus
Listen in on Lester with a radio
And ev’rything he tells the other girls you’ll know
If he’s talking nice to Mabel or making love to Flo
You’ll know by radio
If he’s keeping company where you can’t go
Never let your jealous nature show
Just connect your little spark to a lawn bench in a park
And listen in on Lester with a radio
- Lester’s getting careful what he tells them now
For girls are getting wiser he’ll allow
‘Cause what he told to Anna ‘neath the stars last night
His other girlies tell with wild delight
It’s getting quite disturbing to this boy I know
And when he learns the truth, Oh what a blow
His chance to fool her’s gone, each girlie sees the dawn
Another benefit from radio, and
Sung here by Fred Feild: