You Mustn’t Pick Plums From My Plum Tree

A 1904 popular song
words by Arthur J. Lamb
music by Albert Von Tilzer

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The sheet music:

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Accompaniment by Fred Feild:

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Lyrics

1. In the children’s schoolroom, boy stands to view
   “Teacher, Jennie’s making faces at you”
   “Jennie,” says the teacher, “when school is done
   Then a first class spanking shall reward your fun”
   When in the garden, girlie’s at play
   Boy says, “I’m sorry I told today
   Gee, those plums look juicy, such a bully size
   Mayn’t I climb and pick one?” but the girl replies

Refrain
“You mustn’t pick plums from my plum tree
‘Cos I’m saving my plums, you know
For a nice little boy that’s nice to me
Who’ll be my steady beau
No use your hanging ’round the garden gate
‘Cos you don’t stand 1, 2, 3
You can go and make eyes at some other girl
But you mestn’t pick plums from my plum tree”

2. Little boy gets angry, “all right for you
   Some day you’ll be sorry, I’ll get square, too
   I don’t like you no-how, I don’t want no plum
   You can’t use my marbles, you can’t chew my gum”
   Girlie starts crying, but smiles again
   Says “here’s my new beau comeing down the lane
   Don’t you stop and quarrel, he’s just twice your size
   Little boy runs off then while the girlie cries

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Sung here by Vancha March: