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From Leave It To Jane (1917 Broadway Musical) |
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Music By Jerome Kern |
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Lyrics By P. G. Wodehouse |
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The days of chivalry are dead |
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of which in stories we have read, |
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When knights were bold |
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and acted kind o' scrappy: |
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When guys would take a lot of pains, |
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And fight all day to please the Janes; |
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And if their dame was tickled, |
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they was happy |
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But now the men are mild and meek, |
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and seem to have a yellow streak; |
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They never lay for other gents, |
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to flatten 'em, |
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They think they've done |
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a darned fine thing, |
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if they just buy the girl a ring |
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of imitation diamonds and platinum. |
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It makes me sort of sad |
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to read about Sir Galahad, |
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Sir Lancelot, And all of them today: |
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To amuse a girl and charm her, |
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They would get into their armor, |
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And they'd jump into the fray. |
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They called her lady love, |
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They used to wear her little glove, |
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And ev'rything the girl said went: |
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For them was the days |
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when a lady was a lady |
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and a gent was a perfect gent. |
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Some night when they sat down to dine, |
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Sir Claude would say: That girl of mine |
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Makes ev'ry woman jealous |
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when she sees her: |
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Then someone else would yell "Behave! |
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Thou malapert and scurvy knave! |
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Or I will smite thee one upon the beezer! |
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And then next morning, if you please, |
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they'd dress in iron B. V. D's, And |
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mount a pair of chargers highly mettled |
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And when Sir Claude so fair and young, |
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got punctured in the leg or lung, |
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They looked upon the argument as settled. |
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It makes me sort of sad |
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to read about Sir Galahad, |
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Sir Lancelot, And all of them today: |
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To amuse a girl and charm her, |
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They would get into their armor, |
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And they'd jump into the fray. |
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They called her lady love, |
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They used to wear her little glove, |
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And ev'rything the girl said went: |
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For them was the days |
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when a lady was a lady |
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and a gent was a perfect gent. |
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They called her lady love, |
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They used to wear her little glove, |
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And ev'rything the girl said went: |
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For them was the days |
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when a lady was a lady |
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and a gent was a perfect gent. |
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For them was the days |
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when a lady was a lady |
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and a gent was a perfect gent. |
