A popular song from 1924
Words by Lew Brown
Music by Robert King and Ray Henderson
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by Denese Coulbeck:
Lyrics
- Bashful Johnny Green
Just turned seventeen
Wore his first long pants
And some friends he knew
Introduced him to
Mable at a dance
She was awfly nice
So he kissed her twice
Then he ran away
One week later all the boys
Heard bashful Johnny say, Oh!
Chorus
Why did I kiss that girl
Why oh! Why oh! Why
Why did I kiss that girl
I could almost cry
I’m nervous, so nervous
I’m worried and blue
And if her kiss did that
What would her huggin’ do?
Ma says that I’m a wreck
I’ll admit she’s right
Pa says he’ll break my neck
He can’t sleep at night
They’re upset and all becuz
I ain’t like I used to wuz
Why did I kiss that girl
Why oh! Why oh! Why
- Joe and Jack and Jim
All kept after him
Almost every day
“Get her on the phone
Ask if she’s alone
You’ll win her that way”
Johnny fell again
He kissed her and then
Ran away once more
When he met the gang next day
Then he began to roar, Oh!
Chorus
Why did I kiss that girl
I was once so mild
Why did I kiss that girl
Now I’m going wild
My collar, my necktie
I rip them in two
I beat myself so much
I’m almost black and blue
I caught an awful cold
Walking in my sleep
I’m young but I look old
Gosh, it makes me weep
I was fat but now I’m thin
What an awful shape I’m in
Why did I kiss that girl
Why oh! Why oh! Why