a 1924 popular song
words and music by Gus Kahn, Ernie Erdman, Billy Meyers & Elmer Schoebel
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- You were ev’rybody’s sweetheart
Not so long ago
And in our home town each boy around
Longed to be your beau
But things are diff’rent today
I’m mighty sorry to say
Chorus:
You’re nobody’s sweetheart now
They don’t baby you somehow
Fancy hose, silken gown
You’d be out of place in your own home town
When you walk down the avenue
I just can’t believe that it’s you
Painted lips, painted eyes
Wearing a bird of Paradise
It all seems wrong somehow
That you’re nobody’s sweetheart now
- In a simple gown of gingham
I can see you still
As you went your way at close of day
Past the old red mill
You’re dressed in satins today
But still your eyes seem to say
Sung here by Fred Feild: