From “The Passing Show of 1917”
words by Alfred Bryan
music by Harry Tierney
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. Fuji Kamo sat one day drinking her Japanese tea
Yankee sailor ‘cross the way
Oh, what a merry cuss he
He drew up to her right away
When she smiled her Japanese way
Softly and gently then I could hear him say
Chorus:
My Yokohama Girl
Come away, come away, come away
My Yokohama Pearl
Run away, run away, run away
In your silk pajama, go and tell Mamma
I will be happy to see your little Japanee
Your Yankee sailor boy
Hickey hoi, ship ahoy, Hickey hoi
Will save to make a home for you
I will give some semolina to some Mongolian
Yokohama girl like you
2. She just murmured “Hickey hoi”
And closed her Japanese fan
He just answered “Ship ahoy”
And grasped her little brown hand
Side by side they wandered away
As the boat steamed out of the bay
Coyly and joyly she smiled to hear him say