"Bridget O'Flynn (Where've Ya Been?)" <br /><br />Happiness Boys (Billy Jones & Ernest Hare) <br /><br />1926<br /><br />Lyrics by Andrew B. Sterling<br /><br />Music by Robert King<br /><br />Bridget O'Flynn! (Yes, father dear, gee whiz.)<br />Now, don't ya sneakin' in? (I'm glad I'm here.)<br /><br />Look at the state of your Sunday clothes. <br />(And look at me shoes and me new silk hose.)<br /><br />You've been doin' the Charleston, I suppose?<br />What do you mean, "Charleston"? Bridget O'Flynn <br />(yes?), just say your prayers (what for?).<br /><br />You'll need them when your mother comes downstairs.<br /><br />Bridget O'Flynn (what do you want?), where have you <br />been? (I was out.) This is a nice time for you to come in.<br /><br />Well, the boyfriend took me for a ride.<br />I suppose the car broke down.<br /><br />Why, no--we just run out of gas about ten miles from town.<br />And you walked home? (Look at my shoes--ain't it a sin?)<br /><br />It is. Both your story and your shoes are mighty thin. (Ah, <br />what do you want a girl to do?) If you have a friend that <br />owns a canoe, don't go near the water, Bridgy darlin'.
