Ada Jones and Billy Murray sing “Cohan’s Pet Names” on Edison Amberol 78. <br /><br />"Cohan's Pet Names" <br /><br />Ada Jones & Billy Murray <br /><br />1908 <br /><br />Song by George M. Cohan <br /><br />They get names for pet names that <br />are perfectly ridiculous to say. <br />These nicknames are trick names that <br />the lovers call each other every day. <br /><br />There's Piggy and Wiggy and every other <br />sort of foolish name. <br />They're gushy, they're mushy, but the <br />lovers seem to like them just the same! My honey! <br /><br />Don't call me honey, love, because it rhymes with money, love, <br />And money's for the mercenary kind! (My baby!) <br />Don't call me baby, love, because it rhymes with maybe, love, <br />And maybe means a doubt is in your mind! (My dearie!) <br /><br />Don't call me dearie, love, because it rhymes with weary, love, <br />And weary means unhappy we will be! <br />But I must have a pet name. (Then rhyme a name with love!) <br />Turtle dove rhymes with love! (That's the pet name for me!) <br /><br />They make names for fake names that are <br />just as numerous as summer flies! <br />They're wild names, they're child names <br />that your mother used to sing in lullabies! <br /><br />There's Frou-frou, there's Jou-jou-- <br />they always get a soft and fluffy name! <br />They're fine names--they're shine names, <br />but the lovers seem to like them just the same. My cutie! <br /><br />Don't call me cutie, love, because it rhymes with beauty, love. <br />I know I'm not a beauty--that is true! (My daisy!) <br />Don't call me daisy, love, because it rhymes with lazy, love, <br />And lazy means that I'd soon tired of you! (My darling!) <br /><br />Don't call me darling, love, because it rhymes with quarr'ling, love. <br />I trust of quarrels there will never be. <br />But I must have a prize name! (Then rhyme a name with prize!) <br />Angel eyes (Oh!) rhymes with prize! (That's the pet name for me!) <br />My girlie! <br /><br />Don't call me girlie, love, because it rhymes with early, love <br />And I would rather sleep and dream of you! (My dreamer!) <br />Don't call me dreamer, love, because it rhymes with schemer, love, <br />And schemer means a lover who's untrue! (My lily!) <br /><br />Don't call me lily, love, because it rhymes with silly, love, <br />And silly means there's something loose up here! <br />But I must have a pet name!... <br /><br />Ada Jones & Billy Murray “Cohan’s Pet Names” on Edison Amberol 78 LYRICS HERE = George M. Cohan song
