From the sheet music at the Maine Music Box:


LAST NIGHT ON THE BACK PORCH
Words and music by Lew Brown and Carl Schraubstader, ©1923.

1. There's a girl I'm wild about.
Ev'ry time I take her out,
I hug her; I squeeze her; I tease her so;
And we always can be found
Where there's no one else around.
Do we cuddle? Do we pet?
You ain't heard nothin' yet!

Chorus 1: I love her in the morning and I love her at night.
I love her; yes, I love her when the stars are shining bright.
I love her in the springtime and I love her in the fall,
But last night on the back porch I loved her best of all.

2. Ev'ry time that she's alone,
When I call her on the phone,
I hurry; I scurry; I worry so.
I'm afraid that I might see
Someone there in place of me.
If I lost her, what a blow!
I love her. Oh! Oh! Oh!

Chorus 2a: I love her in the morning and I love her at night.
The first time that I met her it was true love at first sight.
I love her in the springtime and I love her in the fall,
But last night in the parlor I loved her best of all.

Chorus 2b: I loved her in a Packard and a Locomobile.
I loved her in a Buick while she held onto the wheel.
I loved her in a flivver and we ran into a wall,
But last night in a taxi I loved her best of all.

Chorus 3: I loved her in a rainstorm and I loved her in snow.
I loved her in a blizzard when zero was below.
I loved her in the sunshine underneath her parasol,
But last night with some moonshine I loved her best of all.

Chorus 4: From Monday until Sunday, oh, I sure am some sheik.
I love her; yes, I love her ev'ry day that's in the week.
Though seven days of heaven ain't enough, I won't get sore,
'Cause next year when it's leap year, I'll love her one day more.

Chorus 5: I loved her at breakfast and I loved her at tea.
I loved her; yes, I loved her when she took her lunch with me.
I loved her after supper when I paid her folks a call,
But last night in between time, I loved her best of all.

Chorus 6: I loved her in a sailboat and a big birch canoe.
I loved her on a tugboat and an ocean liner too.
I loved her in a schooner and I loved her in a yawl,
But last night in a rowboat I loved her best of all.

Chorus 7: I loved her in the classroom in Latin and Greek.
I loved her in Italian; that's a language she can't speak.
I loved her on the campus and in the dining hall,
But last night at the junior prom I loved her best of all.

Chorus 8: [spoken patter] Oh, I love-a Marianna when she play da grand piana.
She's-a push-a; she's-a pump-a wid her feet.
Got a kiss like taste-a fine-a, joost-a like Italian wine-a.
She's-a nice-a; she's-a fat-a; she's-a sweet.
Oh, she call-a me her papa; when she hug-a, she no stop-a.
Got-a eyes-a so-a big-a, no-a small,
But last night she get-a colic when she eat-a lot of garlic,
[Sung:] And I love her best of all.


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