From the 1905 musical “The Woggle Bug.”
Words by L. Frank Baum.
Music by Frederic Chapin.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- If I appear as rather queer, you needn’t fear to stare
Oh-o-o-o, Oh-o-o-o
Tho’ I am quite a novel sight, I’m very well aware
Oh-o-o-o, Oh-o-o-o
Tho’ not a freak I’m, so to speak, of most unique design
Despite my size, I’m wondrous wise and bound to cut a shine
And the, I guess, you will confess, my gorgeous dress is fine
Oh-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o
Chorus
For I’m Mister H. M. Woggle Bug, T. E.
Yes, he’s Mister H. M. Woggle Bug, T. E.
There’s a charm about my style, makes the lady Beetles smile
I’m the Prince of Bugville aristocracy
All the ants and bees and butterflies agree
Not a bug in all the world compares to me
And the girlish cricket whispers to the saucy soubrette flea
“There goes Mister H. M. Woggle Bug, T. E.
- In Woggleville my bugly skill was sure to thrill the crowd
Oh-o-o-o, Oh-o-o-o
My very stride is dignified, No wonder I am proud
Oh-o-o-o, Oh-o-o-o
And since my fate is to be great, I’ll emulate a man
And laugh and jest, and for the rest I’ll do the best I can
My winning ways the ladies praise, as they my figure scan
Oh-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o
Sung here by Vancha March: