From The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music (or click for a PDF file):


HURRAH FOR THE GIRLS IN BLOOMERS
Words and music by Arnold Somlyo.
Chicago: S. Brainard's Sons Co., 1894.

1. |: They mount their wheels with readiness and grace,
They're not a bit too shy,
You ought to see them fly;
They trot and pace and when they win a race,
The boys rejoice to see their choice
Come in first place. :|
|: For their wheels are of the very highest grade,
The finest made
They would not trade.
For anything you'd offer them, I'm sure.
No, no! no, no! They would not care to trade. :|

CHORUS: For they are the girls in bloomers,
The queens of the road and the wheel;
Oh! where is the man,
Who said that he ran
Ahead of the girls in bloomers.
For they are the girls in bloomers,
The queens of the road and the wheel;
Oh! where is the man,
Who said that he ran
Ahead of the girls in bloomers.

2. |: Their dress has charms that young and old admire,
The mashers know it well,
Perhaps you've heard them tell;
They say with rapture as they pass the wire,
The little flirts in naughty skirts,
They set our hearts afire. :|
|: And the dudes with collars high and turned up pants,
They watch their chance,
To meet their glance;
They watch their chances for a smile and glance.
A smile, a glance, But never get a chance. :|