“I Faw Down an’ Go Boom!” (1929) from I Faw Down an’ Go Boom! by Eddie Cantor; Brockman; Stevens; B. B. B. (Track 1). Genre: Popular Music. [Archive.org]
Lyrics
Some kids say that the world today
Is all upside down
Sometimes they’re smiling
Sometimes they frownMy heart felt sore for the kid next door
When I heard him cry
Here’s what he told me
When I asked him whyI played horsey down the street
With my broom
Down the street
When somebody moved the street
I faw down an’ go boom!Then I got up on my horse
Broom of course
Was my horse
When somebody moved the horse
I faw down an’ go boom!I cried
And cried
And ran home to maw
It’s better now
But how that certain place was hurtin’Mama put me right to bed
Right to bed
Oh my head!
In my dreams they moved the bed
I faw down an’ go boom!I got a tip to buy some stocks
Lost my shirt
Lost my socks
The minute that I buy some stock
They faw down an’ go boom!Got some liquor yesterday
From a friend
‘Round my way
Took one drink and what do you think
I faw down an’ go boom!The stuff
They’re selling
Us nowadays
It’s not so good
If that’s to blind you I’ll remind youYears ago you’d buy some wine
Wind up singing
At a line
Now you wind up on your spine
‘Cause you faw down an’ go boom!
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Friday, February 1, 1929 - From the moment I saw you that feeling came over me. And I just know that it will continue. I must confess one thing to you, my dear heart, and maybe you won’t believe me when I tell you. The fact is this. I think you might feel the same way about it.
With a Carload of Love... 