NO,NO,NORA
Ted Fiorito (m) Gus Kahn (l) Ernie Erdman (l)  1923

as rec by Eddie Cantor  July 26th 1923

also rec by-
The Benson Orch Of Chicago '23
Albert E Short & his Tivoli Syncopaters '23
Charles Kaley w Abe Lyman & his California Ambassador Hotel Orch '23
The California Ramblers '23
Lewis James w Bailey's Lucky Seven '23
Vincent Lopez & his Hotel Pennsylvania Orch '23


In the apartment above me
There is the lovingest pair;
I don't know what she has to be jealous of?
He has a face that just a mother could love!
And still I know she's always worried
Some girl will steal her prize away;
She's always asking, "Is there somebody else?",
I guess it's just to hear hom say;

No, no, Nora,
Nobody but you, dear!
You know, Nora,
Yours truly is true dear!
When you accuse me of flirting,
I wouldn't,
I couldn't,
I love you so!

I haqve chances, too many to mention,
Never give 'em a bit of attention!
And would I trade you foe Venus?
No, no, Nora, no no!

She has a lot of detectives
Who check 'im up every day!
She's read about those men who lead double lives,
She's making sure she won't be one of those wives!

She thinks he looks like Douglas Fairbanks,
Although he has Ben Turpin's eyes!
A hundred times a day she calls on the phone,
And every time she does he sighs;

No, no, Nora,
Nobody but you, dear!
You know, Nora,
That I stick like glue, dear!
And when you're speaking of sheiking,
I wouldn't,
I couldn't,
I love you so!

I see eyes that are full of perfection,
But I look in another direction!
And do I care for The Follies?
No, no, Nora, no no!

I see eyes that are full of perfection,
But I look in another direction!
And would I fall for Peggy Hopkins?
No, no, Nora, no no!





(Transcribed by Peter Akers - April 2011)