a 1921 popular song
words by Buddy G. De Sylva
music by Al Jolson
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. I love the girl I left behind me
I know she waits for my return
Soon in her arms you’re going to find me
Oh! how I’ll hold her, I wrote and told her
Chorus
You’ll hear me calling YOO-HOO
‘Neath your window some sweet day
You’ll hear me calling YOO-HOO
And you’ll know I’m home to stay
When I hear your cheery answer
It will make my dreams come true
Because I know that YOO-HOO
Means “I love you”
2. Back in our days of happy childhood
YOO-HOO meant please come out and play
I was so bashful in the wildwood
Now I am bolder, I wrote and told her
Sung here by Fred Feild