Part of the 1904 St. Louis Exposition craze.
words by Felix F. Feist
music by Harry Bennett
This song reads like an advertisement to New Yorkers.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by ‘Perfessor’ Bill Edwards:
Lyrics
- Of all pretty sights to be seen summer nights
There is not one that can compare
With the beautiful sight, to be seen every night
On the Pike at the St. Louis Fair
There are folks of all nations, of all creeds and stations
Enjoying a treat of a life
So, don’t stay away, start out there today
And with you take sweetheart or wife
Chorus
And go strolling ‘long the Pike
It’s a place I’m sure you’ll like
It’s not like the Bowery, or dear Coney Isle
There are things to be seen, that will cause you to smile
As you stroll along the Pike
You’ll see many things you like
But without any dough, my advice is, don’t go
For a stroll along the Pike
- When once you get there, at the St. Louis Fair
I am sure that you’ll feel at home
You will meet folks you know, and the crowd won’t be slow
No matter where e’re you may roam
You will see girls so pretty, from ‘most every city
Arrayed in their best Sunday clothes
And between every show, take someone you know
And follow the crowd as it goes
Sung here by Fred Feild: