A popular song from 1916
Words by Edward Laska
Music by Albert Von Tilzer
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by Gerd Westendorp:
Lyrics
Oh! You don’t know what you’re missin’
If you never had no kissin’
If you never had a laddie’s arm
A-stealin’ ’round your waist
While them words of love he’s sighin’
Even though you know he’s lyin’
You don’t care because you’re happy
While you’re standin’ there embraced
It’s the nearest you can ever get
To heaven on this earth
And altho’ you may pay dearly
Still a broken heart it’s worth
But then why be blue and dismal
There are other ladies too!
There are lots of other lips and arms
A-waitin’ just for you
Oh! you don’t know what you’re missin’
If you’re never gettin’ kissin’
It’s an absolute necessity
As ev’ry one must know
Just like eatin’, sleep an’, drinkin’
Or like breathin’, walkin’, thinkin’
Oh! you don’t know what you’re missin’
If you’ve never had a beau
Sung by Vancha March: