OH! YOU HAVE NO IDEA
Dan Dougherry (m) Phil Ponce (l)  1928

as rec by Sophie Tucker  1928

also rec by:-
Gracie Fields '28
Bert Firman & his Rhythmic Eight '28
Tom Stacks w Harry Reder & his Orch '28
Paul Whiteman & his Orch '28


There's a man,
There's a ma,
Has the old maids wishin'
For new ambition,
Every time they see him passing along.
What a man!
What a man!
He's a real live petter,
A sweetheart getter,
When I tell you I'm not telling you wrong!

Has he arms that are big and strong?
Does he know where those arms belong?
Oh!  You have no idea!

Has he ways that I love so much?
Does he speak with his sense of touch?
Oh!  You have no idea!

He's got a million in the bank,
And that helps a lot!
But say, that million in the bank
Is only part of what he got!

Gosh oh gee, do I wanna swear!
Could he answer a maiden's prayer?
Oh!  You have no idea!

Has he lips all the girls adore?
Does he know what he's got 'em for?
Oh!  You have no conception!

Has he eyes that are full of love?
Do they show what he's thinking of?
Oh!  You have no idea!

He's got that whatsy-whatsy-what
What people can't name,
And say, that whatsy-whatsy-what
Would make the wildest woman tame!

Hot as fire, all the girls agree,
Does he spark when he's out with me?
Oh!  You have no idea!

Does he love like a desert sheik?
When he necks, can he make 'em weep?
Oh!  You have no realisation!

Has he got what the girls all crave?
When they're with him, does he behave?
Come to me for information"

He claims he's travelled quite a lot
In far distant lands;
I don't know if it's true or not,
But boy, he sure has travellin' hands!

Like an auto, he changes speed,
Has he got what his Sophie need?
Oh!  You have no idea!





(Contributed by Peter Akers - November 2009)