A popular song from 1918.
Words and music by Moe Goldberg.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. I’ve been around this world a bit
Many towns with me have made a hit
And my memory oft reminds me
Of the time I spent in every place
But there’s one spot that I love the best
Soon I’ll settle down with all the rest
In a town where all are happy
with a smile on every face
CHORUS
S-H-E makes a pretty little she
B-O-Y makes a boy
G-A-N start all over again
And that spells She-Boy-Gan
Chairs, Cheese and Children
Are all manufactured in She-Boy-Gan
It’s a nice little city where the girls are pretty
The boys you’ll find are the regular kind
S-H-E makes a pretty little she
B-O-Y makes a boy
G-A-N start all over again
Spells a grand little town She-Boy-Gan
2. Now, I don’t take credit from the rest
When I say I love this town the best
For you all have favorite cities
Where with all your friends you long to be
But the reason that I like this town
Is they’re always booming things around
Every one there that you will see
Shows of prosperity
CHORUS
S-H-E makes a pretty little she
B-O-Y makes a boy
G-A-N start all over again
And that spells She-Boy-Gan
Chairs, Cheese and Children
Are all manufactured in She-Boy-Gan
It’s a nice little city where the girls are pretty
The boys you’ll find are the regular kind
She was an Indian maid, you see
He was an Indian man
The stork brought a boy
Chief prayed for a girl
And he cried in surprise “She-Boy-Gan”