(The Riddle Song)
A popular song from 1912.
Words and music by Chris Smith and Cecil Mack.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. Round as a biscuit, busy as a bee
Prettiest thing you ever did see
That’s the riddle old John Biddle
Told Miss Diana Lee
Diana said that’s easy
Tell me one I haven’t heard
John said Here’s one I wrote myself
Just listen it’s a bird
Chorus:
Father and mother like it
Sister and brother like it
Uncle Joe and old aunt Jane
I know you like it and you know I like it
It’s a grand old game
Your nephew Ephraham and my cousin Susianne
Even to the Cooin’ Dove
Just crazy ’bout that wonderful thing
That beautiful thing, that sweet little thing
That precious little thing call love
2. This little riddle, Johnny Biddle wrote
All around town it soon did float
This same riddle told by Biddle
Got Miss Diana’s goat
Diana said to Johnny I will learn it right away
So when them parties whom I love
Come ’round to him I’ll say