From the musical “Love and Politics”, 1911
Words by Collin Davis
Music by Joseph E. Howard
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
You all know the Grizzly Bear,
From his Rocky Mountain lair.
But did you ever frizz the San Francisco Frizz?
Out here or any old where?
Doctor Wayburn doped it out,
Doctor knows what he’s about
Everybody’s hep,
It’s the huggin’ step, Oh!
You just get some ragtime girl,
For this Rochy Mountain whirl.
Soon as you have found her
Put your paws around here.
When you’re ready then you go.
Just begin to hug your hon’
Whisper in her ear, “It’s the mon.”
As they play why you just frizz away.
Chorus
Frizz, frizz, just keep a frizzalin’ the San Francisco Frizz.
Frizz, frizz, it is the greatest lovin’ two-step that there is.
You just lose your mind and shut your eyes,
Be my angel, honey, in disguise,
To this frizzalin’ frazzalin’ razzalin’ dazzalin’ dance that never dies.
Slip, slip, just keep a slippin’ and a slidin’ o’er the floor.
Dip, dip, just keep a dippin’ and you’ll never stop no more.
Play that bear tune papa right along.
How I love to hear that whistling song.
I could go to heaven frizzalin’ the Frisco Frizz.
Verse 2
You don’t need no big gin phizz
When you do the Frisco Frizz!
It’s intoxicatin’ up in heaven skatin’
Honey, honey yes it is.
Tell the piano man to stay.
Shout at him, just rag away.
In an aeroplane,
You forget your name, Oh!
Don’t you feel you’ve won a home,
With your gal no more to ram.
Oh, my baby dove,
You are my lady love!
There is nothin’ else you know.
She will say to you, “Oh you bear,
You can marry me, I don’t care.”
Oh gee whiz, I love this Frisco Frizz!
Sung by Laurence Rubenstein: