Gitin’ sortah ’ristercratic
Go ’way, mah honey!
Sistah Jane, de ol’ roommatic!
Go ’way, mah honey!
Th’ow’d erway her dress o’ mattin’!
Wearin’ silk an’ wearin’ satin’!
Right in style, de lates’ patte’n!
Go ’way, mah honey!
Wearin’ hoops, an’ got er bustle!
Go ’way, mah honey!
When she passed, Lawd, how dey rustle!
Go ’way, mah honey!
Umph! she stepped lak Queen o’ Sheeba.
Clah out dressed ol’ Sistah Feeba,
Hel’ her trail lak dat Miss Neeba!
Go ’way, mah honey!
High heel shoes, she’s wearin’, too!
Go ’way, mah honey!
Look to me dey’s numbah two!
Go ’way, mah honey!
Paten’ leddah wid er buckle!
Hot stuff, reglah honey suckle!
When she pass’d, oh how fo’ks chuckle!
Go ’way, mah honey!
Doan’ yo’ kno’ she had on powdah!
Go ’way, mah honey!
White fo’ks kooden’ looked mo’ loudah!
Go ’way, mah honey!
Had her hyah smoothed down wid tallow!
Bangs in front was short and shallow!
Gibb her face er p’culiar pallow!
Go ’way, mah honey!
Umph! she tried to tawk so proppah!
Go ’way, mah honey!
Spoke dem wurds dat was er whoppah!
Go ’way, mah honey!
See her primp her mouf and tickle!
Made her look so pow’ful fickle!
Bet she diden’ hab er nickel!
Go ’way, mah honey!
Scan’lous ’bout sum cullahd people!
Go ’way, mah honey!
Mattahs not how ol’ an’ feeble!
Go ’way, mah honey!
Git on sum new bibb an’ tuckah!
Dey’ll out step sah! ol’ Dan Tuckah!
Doan’ kyah ef dey’s er co’n shuckah!
Go ’way, mah honey!
