She's The Sweetest Gal In Kankakee

Lyric: Bud Green
Music: Harry Warren
Year: 1925
Original publisher: Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.

Verse 1:

Si Brown came to town
Just to see the sights;
Met lots of Broadway pets
With Broadway appetites!
He took a honey
To the Automat;
She thought him funny,
And she left him flat!
Si Brown looked around,
Said "By Gum, by gee.
I've got a better gal
Waitin' home for me;"

Chorus 1:

Freckles on her nose,
Ain't so much on clothes,
But she's the sweetest gal in Kankakee.
Both her legs are thin,
What a shape she's in,
But she's the sweetest gal in Kankakee.
Now she's got one, two, three, four,
Maybe three-score acres of land,
When I settle down,
By gosh, I'll know where I stand!
She's not very smart
And she looks the part,
But she's the sweetest gal in Kankakee.

Chorus 2:

Ain't so much on looks,
Won't read snappy books,
But she's the sweetest gal in Kankakee.
Both her teeth are white,
Come out ev'ry night,
But she's the sweetest gal in Kankakee.
Now she's got one, two, three, four,
Maybe three-score horses and rigs,
I'll sleep with the cows
And she can bunk with the pigs!
She's so fond and true,
True to quite a few,
But she's the sweetest gal in Kankakee.

Verse 2:

Si Brown stayed in town
For a day or so;
He took some gals around
And they all took his dough.
He saw the Follies,
How they made him stare;
He liked those dollies,
But they gave him air!
Si Brown rubbed his chin,
Then said with a smile,
"I've got a gal back home,
Got 'em beat a mile;"

[Choruses]