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Come on Papa

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Supplementary Document

Title
Come on Papa - Lyrics
Composer
  • Leslie, Edgar  
  • Ruby, Harry  
Lyricist
  • Leslie, Edgar  
  • Ruby, Harry  
Year of Publication
1918  
Lyrics
  • Come On Papa Verse: Sweet Marie, in gay Paree, had a motor car, It filled her heart with joy, to drive a Yankee boy
  • On the sly she’d wink her eye, if one came her way, She’d stop her motor car and then she’d say: Refrain: “Come on papa, hop in ze motor car, sit by mamma, and hold ze hand
  • You start to raise for me, what zay call ze deuce, I’ll be so sweet to you, like ze Charlotte Russe, Come on papa, beneath the shining star, bounce your babe, upon ze knee
  • I’ll give you ze kiss like ze mam’selles do, each time you ask for one I’ll give you two, (Comme ci, comme ca,) and when you’re in ze car, you love mama, oo-la-la! Come on papa.” Verse: Yankee boys make lots of noise, when they’re in Paree, They like to promenade, upon ze boulevard
  • They all know Marie and so, anytime she’s near, They knock each other down, each time they hear: Refrain
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Record Series 12/9/96
  • Series 2, Box 13, Folder 4
Local Identifier
2014_12996_108
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
Come on Papa
Composer
  • Ruby, Harry  
  • Leslie, Edgar  
Lyricist
  • Ruby, Harry  
  • Leslie, Edgar  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-11-23
Lyrics
  • You start to raise for me, what zay call ze deuce, I’ll be so sweet to you, like ze Charlotte Russe, Come on papa, beneath the shining star, bounce your babe, upon ze knee
  • On the sly she’d wink her eye, if one came her way, She’d stop her motor car and then she’d say: Refrain: “Come on papa, hop in ze motor car, sit by mamma, and hold ze hand
  • Come On Papa Verse: Sweet Marie, in gay Paree, had a motor car, It filled her heart with joy, to drive a Yankee boy
  • They all know Marie and so, anytime she’s near, They knock each other down, each time they hear: Refrain
  • I’ll give you ze kiss like ze mam’selles do, each time you ask for one I’ll give you two, (Comme ci, comme ca,) and when you’re in ze car, you love mama, oo-la-la! Come on papa.” Verse: Yankee boys make lots of noise, when they’re in Paree, They like to promenade, upon ze boulevard
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 13, Folder 4
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_108
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleCome on Papa
Composer
  • Ruby, Harry  
  • Leslie, Edgar  
Lyricist
  • Ruby, Harry  
  • Leslie, Edgar  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-11-23
Lyrics
  • You start to raise for me, what zay call ze deuce, I’ll be so sweet to you, like ze Charlotte Russe, Come on papa, beneath the shining star, bounce your babe, upon ze knee
  • On the sly she’d wink her eye, if one came her way, She’d stop her motor car and then she’d say: Refrain: “Come on papa, hop in ze motor car, sit by mamma, and hold ze hand
  • Come On Papa Verse: Sweet Marie, in gay Paree, had a motor car, It filled her heart with joy, to drive a Yankee boy
  • They all know Marie and so, anytime she’s near, They knock each other down, each time they hear: Refrain
  • I’ll give you ze kiss like ze mam’selles do, each time you ask for one I’ll give you two, (Comme ci, comme ca,) and when you’re in ze car, you love mama, oo-la-la! Come on papa.” Verse: Yankee boys make lots of noise, when they’re in Paree, They like to promenade, upon ze boulevard
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 13, Folder 4
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_108
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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