1. "Reuben, Reuben, I've been thinking,"
Said his wifey dear;
"Now that all is peaceful and calm,
The boys will soon be back on the farm";
Mister Reuben started winking,
And slowly rubbed his chin;
He pulled his chair up close to mother,
And he asked her with a grin:
"How ya gonna keep 'em, down on the farm,
After they've seen Paree?
How ya gonna keep them away from Broadway;
Jazzin' around,
And paintin' the town?
How ya gonna keep 'em away from harm?
That's a mystery;
They'll never want to see a rake or plow,
And who the deuce can parlez-vous a cow?
How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm,
After they've seen Paree?"
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2. "Reuben, Reuben, you're mistaken,"
Said his wifey dear;
"Once a farmer, always a jay,
And farmers always stick to the hay";
"Mother Reuben, I'm not fakin,
Tho you may think it strange;
But wine and women play the mischief
With a boy who's loose with change."
"How you gonna keep 'em down on the farm,
After they've seen Paree?
How ya gonna keep 'em away from Broadway;
Jazzin around and paintin' the town?
How ya gonna keep 'em away from harm?
That's a mystery;
Imagine Reuben when he meets his Pa,
He'll kiss his cheek and holler "OO-LA-LA"!
How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm,
After they've seen Paree?" |
