A popular song from 1923
Words and music by Irving Cohn
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Right near the drug store on our street
There is a restaurant
Where Greek to Greek do meet
It’s there I go to eat
The man that sells bananas comes
And eats his breakfast there
He orders milk and toast
And then he tells his host
Chorus
Sweet butter, sweet butter
Sweet butter on my toast
I order sweet butter because I like it most
I love it, I like it
I cannot tell you why
But if you will watch me
You’ll see the butter fly
Sweet butter, sweet butter
Say, if you’ll hang around
You’ll see me eat butter
Sweet butter by the pound
Polish the wheels on your automobiles
With butter, sweet butter, it’s great
- Now margarine is very fine
And so is marmalade
Think jam is quite a treat
And jelly can’t be beat
And even schmaltz when spread upon
A piece of toast is rare
But if you ask my pick
Sweet butter good and thick
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: