From the sheet music at Baylor University:


NOT LATELY
Words by E. Deacey, music by Charles A. Prince, ©1922.
As recorded (as a recitation with music accompaniment) by Bert Williams, 1922.

1. I was so cute when I was young.
My name was on most ev'ry tongue.
The gals 'round home would fight to see
Which one would hold me on her knee,
And if perchance I should weep,
They'd put me in their beds to sleep.
That was the way it used to be,
But not lately.

CHORUS 1: Not lately, no sirree!
Not lately, not for me.
Things don't seem to be comin' my way,
Not lately.
The huggin' and kissin' they gave me then,
They're givin' now to other men.
I thought my chance would come again,
But not lately.

2. I got a job in a coal mine,
'Cause work like that's right in my line.
At meal time in my boardin' place,
Landlady asked: "Did yer wash yer face?"
I thought she was tryin' to kid.
I said madam, of course I did.
I used to bathe 'most reg'larly,
But not lately.

CHORUS 2: Not lately, no, Mammee.
Not lately, not for me.
Water does not agree with me now,
Not lately.
'Cause you know prohibition's a new cause of crime.
When you could get a drink for a dime,
Then I'd use water ev'ry time,
But not lately.