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"MA"
(He's
Making Eyes At Me)
Lyrics by Sidney
Clare (Info)
Music by Con Conrad (Info)
1921
8-Bar Intro
with 4 Bar Vamp
Verse 1
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LIT-TLE LIL-LY WAS OH SO SIL-LY AND SHY,
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AND ALL THE FEL-LOWS KNEW,
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SHE WOULD-'NT BILL AND COO,
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EV-'RY SIN-GLE NIGHT SOME SMART FEL-LOW WOULD TRY,
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TO CUD-DLE UP TO HER,
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BUT SHE WOULD CRY;
Verse 2
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LIL-LY WAS SO GOOD, EV-ERY BO-DY COULD TELL,
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YOU'D NEV-ER SEE HER ROAM,
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SHE'D AL-WAYS STAY AT HOME,
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ALL THE NEIGH-BORS KNEW LIT-TLE LIL-LY TOO WELL,
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FOR WHEN THE BOYS WOULD CALL,
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THEY'D HEAR HER YELL;
Chorus 1
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Bb+ Eb
"MA", HE'S MAK-ING EYES
AT ME, "MA", HE'S AW-FUL NICE TO ME,
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"MA", HE'S AL-MOST BREAK-ING MY HEART,
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I'M BE-SIDE
HIM, MER-CY LET HIS CONSC-IENCE GUIDE HIM;
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"MA", HE WANTS
TO MAR-RY ME, BE MY HON-EY BEE,
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EV-'RY MIN-UTE HE GETS BOLD-ER,
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NOW HE'S LEAN-ING
ON MY SHOULD-ER,"MA", HE'S KISS-ING ME.
Chorus 2
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Bb+ Eb
"MA", HE'S MAK-ING EYES
AT ME, "MA", HE'S AW-FUL NICE TO ME,
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Bb7
"MA", HE'S AL-MOST BREAK-ING MY HEART,
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Bb7
IF YOU PEEK IN, CAN'T YOU SEE I'M GOIN' TO WEAK-IN'
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"MA", HE WANTS TO MAR-RY ME,
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BE MY HON-EY BEE,
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MA I'M MEET-ING WITH RE-SIST-ANCE,
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I SHALL HOLL-ER FOR AS-SIST-ANCE,
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"MA", HE'S KISS-ING ME.