A popular song from 1926
Words and music by Paul Ash
Arrangement by Rube Bennett
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by Denese Coulbeck:
Lyrics
1. Mimsi her name was and she was as quaint
Flimsy and flighty perhaps not a saint
Still her heart was made of the purest of gold
A white little black sheep who strayed from the fold
Chorus:
She was known in the neighborhood as
The Good Bad Girl
They gossiped about her as neighbors will do
Like they talk about me and they talk about you
But she wasn’t bad, she was only a child
Never meant any harm, just a little bit wild
Wish she was back in our neighborhood
That Good Bad Girl
2. Mimsi was followed by laughter and glee
Always the life of the party was she
She smiled at your pleasures and cried at your care
Your gladness and sadness she always would share
Sung by Laurence Rubenstein: