ALL SHE'D SAY WAS UMH-HUM
From the Broadway Revue "Ziegfeld Follies Of 1920"
(King Zany / Mac Emery / Gus Van / Joe Schenck)

Van & Schenck - 1921
Reese Jones (aka Billy Jones) - 1921
The Happiness Boys (Billy Jones & Ernest Hare) - 1921
Bing Crosby with Les Brown's Band Of Renown - 1954



I never cared for birds or flowers
Or buzzing of the bees
Until today, until today
 
I never cared for movie stars
Or love-sick melodies
Until today, until today
 
I met someone who
Thrilled me thru and thru
I'll confess I met my Waterloo.
 
Like a sweet cooin' dove
I'm just bubbling with love
Umh-hum, umh-hum
For my sweet baby girl
Sets my brain in a whirl
Umh-hum, umh-hum
Oh her beautiful eyes 
And her wonderful smile 
Have me hypnotized
Oh she's driving me wild
When I patted her hand
Why she thought it was grand
Umh-hum, umh-hum
Then I started to sing
'Bout a cute wedding ring
Umh-hum, umh-hum 
I told her of my dream 
About a bungalow
I felt myself a-slippin'
When she said let's go
I just fainted away
When I heard her say
Umh-hum, umh-hum
 
I always loved my home
And swore that I would never roam
Until today, until today
 
And ev'ry night at eight o'clock
My mother tucked me in my cot to stay
Until today
 
Mister Cupid's dart
Pierced my lonely heart
Single life and I just had to part.
 
Oh, I'm all out of breath
I'm just tickled to death
Umh-hum, umh-hum
Umh-hum, umh-hum 
For today is the day
That I took her away
Umh-hum, umh-hum 
As we walked down the aisle 
It was just like a dream
She was chuck full of smiles
When I called her my queen
Oh, the Parson was grand
When he joined hand in hand 
Umh-hum, umh-hum
Ev'ry thing that he said 
She just nodded her head 
Umh-hum, umh-hum
We started on our honeymoon
Just side by side
I pressed her little hand
And then I softly sighed
Are you sleepy my dear
Then she cuddled up near
Umh-hum, umh-hum 


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As recorded by VAN & SCHENCK



I never cared for birds or flowers
Or humming of the bees
Until today (Until today)
Until today (Until today)

I never cared for movie stars
Or lovesick melodies
Until today (Until today)
Until today (Until today)

I met someone who
Thrilled me through and through
I confess I met my Waterloo

Like a sweet cooin' dove
I'm just bubbling with love
Umh-hum, umh-hum

For my sweet baby girl
Has my brain in a whirl
Umh-hum, umh-hum

Oh, her wonderful eyes (oh, those wonderful eyes)
And her beautiful smile (and her beautiful smile)
They have me hypnotized (they have me hyonotized)
Oh, they're driving me wild (wanna little lovin' ev'ry now and then)

When I patted her hand
Did she say it was grand
Umh-hum, umh-hum

Then I started to sing
'Bout a cute wedding ring
Umh-hum, umh-hum

I told her of my dream about a bungalow
I felt myself a-slippin' when she said let's go
I just fainted away when I heard her say
Umh-hum, umh-hum

Oh, I'm all out of breath
I'm just tickled to death
Umh-hum-umh-hum-hum-hum-hum, hum-hum-hum-hum

For today is the day
That I took her away
Umh-hum-umh-hum-hum-hum-hum, hum-hum-hum-hum

As we marched down the aisle (down the aisle)
It was just like a dream (it was just like a dream)
She was just full of smiles (she was just full of smiles)
When I called her my queen (here comes the bride)

Mister Parson was grand
Did he join hand-in-hand
Umh-hum-umh-hum-hum-hum-hum, hum-hum-hum-hum

Ev'rything that he said
She just nodded her head
Umh-hum, hum-hum, umh-hum, hum-hum

We started on our honeymoon side by side
I pressed her little hand and then I softly cried
Are you sleepy my dear, then she cuddled near
Umh-hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - July 2006)


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