OH HELEN!
(Chas. R. McCarron / Carey Morgan)

Arthur Fields - 1915
Henry Lewis - 1915

Also recorded by: Ian Whitcomb



Willie Meek, though good at grammar
When he'd speak he'd always stammer
And when he tried, then he'd be mortified
He'd call on a girl named Helen, most ev'ry day
He'd start cryin' like a dyin' calf
And then he'd say

Oh h-h-hel, Oh h-h-hel, Oh Helen please be mine
Your f-f-feat, your f-f-feat, your features are divine
I s-s-swear, I s-s-swear, I swear I will be true
Oh d-d-dam, Oh d-d-dam, Oh damsel I love you

Helen's daddy went for Willie
Ripping mad he knocked him silly
Called him profane, he nearly went insane
But when Willie Meek explained it, it was all right
Now her father doesn't bother
When he says each night

Oh h-h-hel, Oh h-h-hel, Oh Helen please be mine
You s-s-simp- you s-s-simp- you simply are divine
You m-m-mud- you m-m-mud- you muddle words so true
Oh d-d-dam, Oh d-d-dam, Oh damsel I love you



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - April 2007)