Note from Joe: Okay, okay; it’s not great poetry... but it’s fun! These are the lyrics to the #1 hit of 1906, still available on 10-inch records, wax cylinders, and this cylinder dubbing (MP3, 340 KB).
Waltz Me Around Again, Willieby Will D. Cobb & Ren ShieldsWillie Fitzgibbons, Who used to sell ribbons, And stood up all day on his feet, Grew very spoony On Madelaine Mooney, Who’d rather be dancing than eat. Each evening she’d tag him, To some dance hall drag him, And when the band started to play, She’d up like a silly, And grab tired Willie, Steer him on the floor and she’d say:
“Waltz me around again, Willie,
Willie DeVere
“Waltz me around again, Willie,
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