Classic Poem

(Lew Brown, with Billy Rose)

VERSE 1

" Your presence is requested, "
Wrote little Johnny White,
But with this invitation
There is a stipulation.
When you attend this party
You'll all be treated right.
But there's a wild and wooly woman
You boys can't invite.

REFRAIN 1

Now you can bring Pearl,
She's a darn nice girl,
But don't bring Lulu.
You can bring Rose
With the turned-up nose,
But don't bring Lulu.
Lulu always wants to do
What we boys don't want her to.
When she struts her stuff around,
London Bridge is falling down.
You can bring cake
Or porterhouse steak,
But don't bring Lulu.
Lulu gets blue
And she goes " coo-coo "
Like the clock upon the shelf.
She's the kind of smarty
Who breaks up every party.
Hullaba loo loo,
Don't bring Lulu,
I'll bring her myself.

VERSE 2

We all went to the party,
A real high-toned affair,
And then along came Lulu
As wild as any Zulu.
She started in to
" Charleston "
And how the boys did stare.
But when she did the hula hula,
Then she got the air.

REFRAIN

Now you can bring Nan
With the old deadpan,
But don't bring Lulu.
You can bring Tess
With her " no " and " yes, "
But don't bring Lulu.
Lulu has the reddest hair,
Redder here and redder there.
How can we boys keep our head?
Bulls go wild when they see red.
You can bring peas
And crullers and cheese,
But don't bring Lulu.
Give her two beers
And she tears portieres
And she throws cups off the shelf.
When she loves with feeling
The boys all hit the ceiling.
Hullaba loo loo,
Don't bring Lulu,
She'll come here herself.