(Oh Gee! Say Gee! You Ought To See)
A popular song from 1920.
Words by Lew Brown.
Music by Albert Von Tilzer.
Sheet music provided by Nicholas Leunissen:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Corrected accompaniment by Vancha March:
Lyrics
- Hiram Perkin, got tired of workin’
On the farm each day
So he wandered down
To see the circus in the town
Saw the animals, and the cannibals
When they came on view
Then he flirted with a wild, wild woman
And they got real friendly, too
When Hiram got back home
The folks all gathered by his side
They said, “Where were you, what did you see?”
And Hiram replied
Chorus
Oh! Gee! say gee, you ought to see
My Gee Gee from the Fiji Isle
Gosh Gee, say Gee
You ought to be with Gee Gee
She can make you smile
Rings inside her nose
Bells upon her toes
And I’m here to tell you
That she’s some high kicker
Her kick is like the kick in homemade liquor
She’s got a lingo as funny as By Jingo
You know what I mean
And she does a twister
Much better than her sister
Silly Chili Bean
Over her, over there, she’s a little bit bare
So she wears a lot of leaves
To protect her from the air
Oh! Gee! say gee, you ought to see
My Gee Gee from the Fiji Isle
- Hiram giggled each time she wiggled
He was gone for fair
Followed her around until the circus left the town
Told the friends he knew he was going to
Sell his farm next day
They thought he was going crazy
So they called the doctor right away
The doctor felt his head and said
“There’s something wrong inside
I can’t diag’nose it, what can it be?”
And Hiram replied
Sung here by Vancha March: