From the 1904 musical “Piff! Paff! Pouf!”.
Words by Stanislaus Stange.
Music by Jean Schwartz.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. The lovebird sat in the goo goo tree
Singing an amorous song
With bird-like glee he grilled on C
Oh, such an amorous song
He winked his eye at the passers by
Saying “Oh come to me”
“Come girls and sigh, come boys and lie
Under the goo goo tree”
Under the goo goo tree
Refrain
Come to me, come to me
Under the goo goo tree
Come to me, come to me
And happy we will be
Come to me, come to me
And this I guarantee
That George shall call his Mary “ootsey”
Mary’s name for Georgie “tootsey”
Ootsie, tooster, tooster, wootsey
Under the goo goo tree
2. The lovebird sang a serenade
The Tree Goo Goo’d in tune
Beneath it’s shade a man and maid
Hid from the envious moon
The maiden sighed, If Ootsey died
What would tootsey do?
The love-bird cried, Oh I’ll provide
Another oots like you
Another oots like you