From the early talkie “Footlights and Fools,” 1929
Words by Al Bryan
Music by George W. Meyer
The sheet music:
Lyrics
1. Ophelia doesn’t play much
In fact she doesn’t say much
She lets you do the talking
Then answers “Yes” or “No”
She has a country lingo
She says “by gosh! by jingo!”
But that don’t mean that she is really slow
Chorus:
Ophelia will fool you
She’s funny that way
She’ll take you and make you
Think blue skies are gray
If you’re a lamb you’ll get a surprise
She’ll pull the wool right over your eyes
There isn’t much knowledge
In her pretty head
But she has two lips
And those lips are well red
You may be wise but mind what I say
Ophelia will fool you someday
2. She’s cute without a question
Has acute indigestion
But that don’t interfere
With her appetite, no how
The food this baby orders
Would feed a hundred boarders
When she wants cream
She says “bring in a cow”