She Didn’t Say “Yes”

From the musical “The Cat and the Fiddle”, 1931.
Words by Otto Harbach.
Music by Jerome Kern.

The sheet music:

She-Didnt-Say-Yes – Sheet MusicDownload

Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:

She_Didnt_Say_Yes – MIDIDownload

Lyrics

  1. She didn’t say “Yes”, she didn’t say “No”
    She didn’t say “stay”, she didn’t say “go”
    She only knew that he had spied her there
    And then she knew he sat beside her there
    At first there was heard not one little word
    Then coyly she took one sly little look
    And something awoke and smiled inside
    Her heart began beating wild inside
    So, what did she do? I leave it to you
    She did just what you’d do, too
  2. She didn’t say “Yes”, she didn’t say “No”
    They very soon stood beside his Chateau
    They lingered like two poor waifs outside
    For well she knew ’twas only safe outside
    In there it was warm, out there it was cold
    The sleet and the storm said, “Better be bold”
    She murmured, “I’m not afraid of ice
    I only wish that I was made of ice”
    So, what did she do? I leave it to you
    She did just what you’d do, too.
  3. She didn’t say “Yes”, she didn’t say “No”
    She wanted to stay, but knew she should go
    She wasn’t so sure that he’d be good
    She wasn’t even sure that she’d be good
    She wanted to rest all cuddled and pressed
    A palpable part of somebody’s heart
    She loved to be “en rapport” with him
    But not behind a bolted door with him
    And what did she do? I leave it to you
    She did just what you’d do, too.
  4. She didn’t say “Yes”, she didn’t say “No”
    For heaven was near, she wanted it so
    Above her sweet love was beckoning
    And yet she knew there’d be a reckoning
    She wanted to climb, but dreaded to fall
    So bided her time and clung to the wall
    She wanted to act adlibitum
    But feared to lose her equilibrium
    So, what did she do? I leave it to you
    She did just what you’d do, too.