JIMMY VALENTINE (aka LOOK OUT FOR JIMMY VALENTINE)
(Music: Gus Edwards / Lyrics: Edward Madden)


Peerless Quartet - 1911
Bing Crosby (feat. in the film "The Star Maker") - 1939
Ernie Warren & His Orchestra Feat. The Coquettes - 2010


When stars above are blinking
And the house is dark and still
And a sound comes click-click-clicking
>From a nearby windowsill

Now, if you see a figure crouching
In the ghostly pale moonshine
And the bullseye gleam through your startled dream
Then it's Jimmy Valentine
 
Look out, look out, look out for Jimmy Valentine
For he's a pal of mine
A sentimental crook with a touch that lingers
In his sandpapered fingers
He can find the combination of your pocketbook

Look out, look out, for when you see his lantern shine
That's the time to jump right up and shout 'HELP!'
He'd steal a horse and cart
He'd even steal a girlie's heart
When Jimmy Valentine gets out







(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - August 2011)