HE'S THE LAST WORD
(Lyrics: Gus Kahn / Music: Walter Donaldson)


Ben Bernie & All The Lads - 1926
Broadway Bell-Hops (vocal: Irving Kaufman) - 1926 
Ben Pollack & His Californians (vocal: Williams Sisters) - 1926
Jack Pettis & His Band (vocal: Scrappy Lambert & Bill Hillpot) - 1926
Annette Hanshaw - 1927
Josephine Baker - 1927
Jane Gray - 1927
Carroll Gibbons & The Savoy Orpheans Orch. (Instr.) - 1927




As recorded by ANNETTE HANSHAW:

Now, ev'rybody has somebody to love, to brag about
But they should meet my somebody before they start to shout
Just put them all together, they may look pretty fine
And then just ask me whether I'd trade that man o' mine

Why, he can't dance, but for real romance, he's the last word
Seldom talks, but for moonlight walks, he's the last word
He may be meek and quiet when there's a crowd about
But he's a red hot riot when all the folks go out

Can't recite, but for holdin' tight, he's the last word
He starts slow, but when he starts to go, he's the last word
Girls meet him in the open air, they don't know how I learned to care
They should catch him in an easy chair, he's the last word

(Piano Solo)

Never sings, but for other things he's the last word
Can't tell jokes, when he starts to cope, he's the last word
He's poor at conversation, he hardly went to school
But he's a big sensation in any vestibule

Out of style, but he's got a smile that's the last word
Drives a Ford, but I never thought, he's the last word
Not a sheik that you can't resist, but I'll tell you just what you've missed
When he kisses you, then you stay kissed, he's the last word

That's all!






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - September 2015)