THE GIRL IN THE LITTLE GREEN HAT
(Jack Scholl / Bradford Browne / Max Rich)

Rudy Vallée & His Connecticut Yankees - 1933
George Olsen & His Orch. (vocal: Fran Frey) - 1933
Roy Fox & His Band (vocal: Sid Buckman) - 1933
Will Young (feat. in the film "Mrs. Henderson Presents") - 2005

Also recorded by:
Billy Cotton & His Band; Leslie Sarony; Raie da Costa;
Rhythm Kings; Westy Westenhofer; The Four Musketeers;
Palm Springs Yacht Club.



There's a lake in the park
There's a house by the lake
There's a girl in the house in the park by the lake
And the girl in the house by the lake in the park
Is the girl in the little green hat

And tonight after eight
That's when I've got a date
When the moon's riding high and the stars light the sky
With the girl in the house by the lake in the park
The girl in the little green hat

There no water in the lake
No roof upon the house
No treesies in the park at all
But I'll wait beside the lake
I'll be welcome at the house
I'll meet her by the garden wall

There's a ship on the lake
There's a sailor on the shore
There's a girl in his arms, she's the girl I adore
So goodbye to the house by the lake in the park
And the girl in the little green hat

There's a storm on the lake
There's a ship in the storm
There's a girl on the ship in the storm on the lake
And the girl on the lake on the ship in the storm
Is the girl in the little green hat

As the ship starts to dip
She is losing her grip
Every dip makes a tip, not the girl, but the ship
But the girl on the ship has the pip from the trip
The girl in the little green hat

She's been sailing quite enough
She's been clinging to the rails
She's dying to be home once more
'Cause the lake is rather rough
And the girl is rather pale
She's glad to get her feet on shore

Ah, she gave up the ship
And the captain and his men
Bought a complimentary ticket to my arms once again
Now I'm back in the park at the house by the lake
With the girl in the little green hat



(Transcribed from the Roy Fox/Sid Buckman
  recording by Mel Priddle - May 2006)

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THE GIRL IN THE LITTLE GREEN HAT


There's a lake in the park, there's a house by the lake;
There's a girl in the house in the park by the lake;
And the girl in the house by the lake in the park
Is The Girl In The Little Green Hat.
 
And tonight after eight, that's when I've got a date; 
When the moon's riding high and the stars light the sky;
With the girl in the house by the lake in the park;
The Girl In The Little Green Hat.
 
There’s no water in the lake, 
There’s no roof upon the house; 
No trees-es in the park at all; 
But I'll wait beside the lake, 
I'll be welcome at the house; 
I'll meet her by the garden wall. 


There's a ship on the lake, There's a sailor on the shore;
There's a girl in his arms, she's the girl I adore; 
So goodbye to the house by the lake in the park; 
And the Girl In The Little Green Hat.


VERSE 2:
There's a storm on the lake, there's a ship in the storm; 
There's a girl on the ship in the storm on the lake;
And the girl on the lake on the ship in the storm 
Is The Girl In The Little Green Hat. 


As the ship starts to dip, she is losing her grip; 
Every dip makes her tip, not the girl, but the ship; 
But the girl on the ship has the pip from the trip;
The Girl In The Little Green Hat.
 
She's been sailing quite enough, 
She's been clinging to the rails; 
She's dying to be home once more; 
'Cause the lake is rather rough, 
And the girl is rather pale; 
She's glad to get her feet on shore.


Ah, she gave up the ship, And the captain and his men 
For a round ticket trip to my arms once again; 
Now I'm back in the park at the house by the lake; 
With The Girl In The Little Green Hat.








(Contributed by D. Williams - August 2008)