(When the Pussywillow Whispers to the Catnip)
A popular song from 1927
Words and music by Cliff Friend
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
He was a simple country lad
She was the only girl he had
And he loved her in the biggest way
Half past two in the afternoon
He said, “My Dear, I must leave you soon
But we’ll meet again tonight O K
Please don’t cry, I know you’re feeling blue
Until tonight remember Sweetheart do”
Chorus:
When the pussywillow whispers
To the catnip, Pst! Pst! Pst!
To the catnip, Pst! Pst! Pst!
To the catnip, Pst! Pst! Pst!
I’ll whisper sweet whispers to you by the score
I’ll whisper what I never whispered before
Let the bees make their “Bees-cuts”
Let the butterflies make butter all day through
But when the pussywillow whispers
To the catnip, Pst! Pst! Pst!
I’ll whisper sweet whispers to you
Patter:
There’s the whisper that you get from influenza
(I can’t talk)
There’s the whisper that you hear on telephones
(I’ll be right up)
There’s the whisper that says “yes”
There’s the whisper that says “no”
There are whispers in a thousand different tones
(Lots of whispers)
There’s the whisper that you get from cafe waiters
(Scotch or Rye?)
There’s the whisper that you get from mothers-in-law
(You so and so)
But, Sweetheart, I will confess
When the sun sinks in the west
There’s on whisper I love the best
Chorus:
When the pussywillow whispers
To the catnip, Pst! Pst! Pst!
To the catnip, Pst! Pst! Pst!
To the catnip, Pst! Pst! Pst!
I’ll whisper sweet whispers to you by the score
I’ll whisper until I can’t whisper no more
Let the bees make their “Bees-wax”
Let the lightning bugs make lightning all night through
But when the pussywillow whispers
To the catnip, Pst! Pst! Pst!
I’ll whisper sweet whispers to you
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: