MASCULINE WOMEN! FEMININE MEN!
(Music: James V. Monaco / Lyrics: Edgar Leslie)


Irving Kaufman - 1926
Merrit Brunies & His Friar's Inn Orch. - 1926 
Gwen Farrar & Bill Meyerl - 1926 
Harry Reser's Six Jumping Jacks (vocal: Tom Stacks) - 1926 
Bert Firman's Cabaret Novelty Orch. (Instr.) - 1926 
Phil Hughes & His High Hatters (vocal: Tom De Arman) - 1926 
The Savoy Havana Band (vocal: Ramon Newton) - 1927

Also recorded by:
George Melly; Ian Whitcomb; Marc Almond; Margaret Roadknight; 
The Rio Trio; Bill Brooker's Jug Band; Spencer Washboard Kings; 
Dirdy Birdies Jug Band; True Endeavor Jug Band.



Hey! Hey! Women are going mad today 
Hey! Hey! Fellers are just as bad, I'll say 
Go anywhere, just stand and stare 
You'll say they're bugs when you 
Look at the clothes they wear

Masculine women! Feminine men! 
Which is the rooster, which is the hen 
It's hard to tell 'em apart today 
And say... 

Sister is busy learning to shave 
Brother just loves his permanent wave 
It's hard to tell 'em apart today 
Hey! Hey!
 
Girls were girls and boys were boys when I was a tot 
Now we don't know who is who or even what's what 
Knickers and trousers, baggy and wide
Nobody knows who's walking inside 
Those masculine women and feminine men

Stop! Look! Listen and you'll agree with me
Things are not what they used to be, you'll see
You say "Hello" to Uncle Joe
Then look again and you'll find it's your Auntie Flo

Masculine women! Feminine men! 
Which is the rooster which is the hen 
It's hard to tell 'em apart today 
And say...
 
My Auntie is smoking, rolling her own,
Uncle is always buying cologne 
It's hard to tell 'em apart today 
Hey! Hey!

You go in to give your girl a kiss in the hall 
But instead you find you're kissing her brother Paul 
Ma's got a sweater up to her chin
Pa's got a girdle holding him in 
Those masculine women and feminine men

Now wifey is playing billiards and pool
Hubby is dressing the kiddies for school 
It's hard to tell 'em apart today 
Hey! Hey!
 
Since the Prince of Wales in ladies dresses was seen 
What does he intend to be, the King or the Queen, hah-hah
My Grandmother buys those tailor-made clothes 
Grandfather tries to smell like a rose 
Those masculine women and feminine men



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - April 2017)