a 1912 popular song
words and music by George L. Cobb
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1.In a restaurant, In a restaurant
Miss Eliza Johnson used to take a seat
And wait, till late
Till her music man, till her music man
Started in a playin’
Then she rushed up to his side and cried
Chorus
Mister, mister melody man
Play some raggy music on your new piano
‘Cause I love the way you juggle the keys
Lordy goodness! angel man, I’m on my knees
That’s right, that’s right, play it again
Do some funny bus’ness with your good left hand
Oh! oh! I’ll be a sister to my Mister Melody Man
- Awful scandalous, awful scandalous
Lordy! how she hugged him
On the stool right while he played
She stayed
Till a waiter man, till a waiter man
Nasty, horrid creature with a big black hand
Said: “Miss, desist!”
Sung here by Fred Feild: