Historic Sheet Music Collection

Document Type

Score

Publication Date

1915

Comments

Why, Hello! Dear
Song
Words by Rufus G. Lathrop
Music by Estelle B. Stillman

New York. Published by Jerome H. Remick Co.

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Lyrics

1st verse:
On the first warm sunny Sunday afternoon
Don't you say "I'm on my way?"
With a "good-bye, boys, I'll see you fellows soon"
You telephone to see if she's alone
To a small hot box you go and close the door
So not a word is over heard
It's a cozy place for you to pass the time
'Till Central says "Please drop a dime."

Chorus:
"Why, Hello Dear! Are you all alone? What? I can't hear
There's someone on this line,"
"A mistake, I beg your pardon, Please repeat the number, Busy now"
"What you cut me off for any how? I told you, 3 2 0 4
Ring them once more, Hello, hello, hello, dear."

2nd verse:
The receiver then you take off with a band
And you hear a voice that's dear
She is saying "But this telephone just rang
Oh, yes, hello Hello is that you Joe?"
"Can I come and see - Say please keep pff the line
Ring again, I had 'em then
Get busy or there's going to be a row"
Then sweetly, "here's your party now."

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