A popular song from 1914.
Words by Marion Sunshine.
Music by Henry I. Marshall.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- She was just turn’d seventeen
He was twenty one
She was sweet and very shy
Didn’t have much fun
He was sort of a devilish chap
But he thought that she was dear
Took her little hand
Tried to make her understand
And whispered softly in her ear
Chorus
Mary, you’re a little bit old fashion’d
Mary, you’re a little bit shy
Mary, you’ve a way that’s very sweet, dear
With that bashful look in your eye
Mary, you’ve a manner that is charming
Fair as any little maid could be
Mary, you’re a little bit old fashion’d
But, Mary, you look awf’ly good to me
- She is now past seventeen
He’s past twenty one
She’s still sweet but not so shy
She’s had lots of fun
She thinks Willie a wonderful boy
In her very simple way
Almost ev’ry night
When the moon is shining bright
She asks her Willie boy to say
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: