"Aint She Sweet?" (Gene Austin, 1927)

Emblematic ditty of the Coolidge Era and, along with the Democratic Party anthem, "Happy Days are Here Again" and "Crazy Words, Crazy Tune" on of the finest brain-trustings between lyricist Jack Yellen and composer Milton Ager.

It's been said that the song was inspired by Ager's daughter, Shana, who grew up to be the often un-sweet columnist and commentator Shana Alexander...

AIN'T SHE SWEET


THERE SHE IS! THERE SHE IS!, THERE'S WHAT KEEPS ME UP ALL NIGHT.
OH, GEE WHIZ! OH GEE WHIZ!, THERE'S WHY I CAN'T EAT A BITE.
THOSE FLAMING EYES! THAT FLAMING YOUTH!
OH, MISTER OH, SISTER TELL ME THE TRUTH

Chorus

AIN'T SHE SWEET?, SEE HER COMING DOWN THE STREET!
NOW I ASK YOU VERY CONFIDENTIALLY, AIN'T SHE SWEET?
AIN'T SHE NICE?, LOOK HER OVER ONCE OR TWICE
NOW I ASK YOU VERY CONFIDENTIALLY AIN'T SHE NICE?
JUST CAST AN EYE IN HER DIRECTION
OH, ME! OH, MY! AIN'T THAT PERFECTION?
I RE PEAT, DON'T YOU THINK THAT'S KIND OF NEAT?
AND I ASK YOU VERY CONFIDENTIALLY AIN'T SHE SWEET?

Verse 2

TELL ME WHERE, TELL ME WHERE, HAVE YOU SEEN ONE JUST LIKE THAT?
I DECLARE, I DECLARE, THAT SURE IS WORTH LOOKING AT.
OH, BOY, HOW SWEET! THOSE LIPS MUST BE!
GAZE ON IT! DOGGONIT, NOW ANSWER ME!

Chorus

AIN'T SHE SWEET?, SEE HER COMING DOWN THE STREET!
NOW I ASK YOU VERY CONFIDENTIALLY, AIN'T SHE SWEET?
AIN'T SHE NICE?, LOOK HER OVER ONCE OR TWICE
NOW I ASK YOU VERY CONFIDENTIALLY AIN'T SHE NICE?
JUST CAST AN EYE IN HER DIRECTION
OH, ME! OH, MY! AIN'T THAT PERFECTION?
I RE PEAT, DON'T YOU THINK THAT'S KIND OF NEAT?
AND I ASK YOU VERY CONFIDENTIALLY AIN'T SHE SWEET?

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• shana
• alexander
• happy
• days
• here
• again

[DaveT62]

The most extensive lyrics I've ever heard to this song, a song that EVERY kid who ever saw a Bugs Bunny cartoon knows! Great music from a great era in a great nation....Thanks for taking us back to it,if only for a visit....

[RReady555]

;)

Hey, Bro, I got the better part of my musical education from the Brothers Warner!

Glad you enjoyed this gem...

-RR

[Mietzal]

I had to sing this song at school I think he is singing it much better ;)

[RReady555]

Heck of a way to learn English, Mietzal...lots of 1920's American slang. ;)

-RR

[genia106]

This is sheer Perfection!

Too bad I couldn't sing this for Hillary in January with Happy Days Are Here Again! Ah!

I hope the days in January will be better than those of TODAY! :) I think this would have been a great campaign song for Ms. H!

Thank you, RR for this great musci.

[RReady555]

So genia, how many musci does it take to make a liter of Muscatel...? (ducks) ;)

Wanted to post some other Yellen-Ager songs in anticipation of "Happy Days are Here Again" searchers this campaign season...

Best,

-RR

[WATKINSBOB]

one of the greatest renditions of the 20th century..THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF USING THE HUMAN VOICE AS A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT..

[rowancboi17]

Silvia and her yukele brought me here. "Oh Milton!"

[102spy]

corrie ws better

[spideraxis]

Aint this sweet?

[TheMustangsally75]

@XLoveXBeatles Yep, that's called 78 RPM's. I have an old victrola that still plays these songs. It's not creepy, It just Back-In -the-Day! WAY before my day!

[TheMustangsally75]

My little brown-eyed girl, now 27 years old could sing this song word for word when she was only 3 years old!!! Of course with some prompting from me!!! Now I sing it to my newest grand-son, changing the lyrics a bit to "Ain't HE Sweet".

[KriegDerSterne77]

THIS IN MARX BROS (DUCK SOUP)

Harpo watching girl in window

[XLoveXBeatles]

idk why but 20's music sounds creepy to me >_> haha.

[ChicagoPenguin63]

Great tune from a great era of music. Thanks for posting. 

[ghostfreak45able]

Kind of reminds me of Tweety singing.

[glennrickard323576]

Great song and great inspiration for The Beatles to compose and sing their cover version!