The Great Bloo-ie Song from 1912.
Words and music by Cecil Mack and Chris Smith.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. Cowboy named Tony, cowgirl named Mona
Cowgirl got jealous of her cowboy
Way out west in Arizona
He got flirting with an Indian squaw
His rival told everything he saw
She took a rifle, swore he shouldn’t trifle
With her anymore
It was morning on the prairie
That she caught him all unwary
When he wheeled around, she shot him down
And this is how she told it ’round the town
Chorus:
The first shot (blooie) missed him by a nose
And the next shot (bang) tore right through his clothes
When he saw I meant it, and was mad as sin
He started cross the prairie like a gale of win’
But the fourth shot (bing) grazed him on the cheek
And the fifth shot (boom) scared him for a week
But the last shot got him, that friend of mine
Right between his breakfast and his dinner-time
2. This cowboy Tony sure was no phony
Swore he’d get even with the man
That spoiled his plans of matrimony
Sent a message to his rival Dan
We’ll court the gal on the wild West plan
Bring along your gun, sir
You’ve got to fight or run, sir
For the ladies han’
Every rancher bet his pony
That the winner would be Tony
And they telling yet how they won their bet
When Mona’s Tony and his rival met
Chorus:
The first shot (blooie) missed him by a nose
And the next shot (bang) tore right through his clothes
When he saw he meant it, and was mad as sin
He started cross the prairie like a gale of win’
But the fourth shot (bing) grazed him on the cheek
And the fifth shot (boom) scared him for a week
But the last shot got him, that afternoon
Right between his pantry and his dining room