If You Knew Susie

Song lyrics to If You Knew Susie (1925) Music by Joseph Meyer, Lyrics by Buddy G. DeSylva

If you knew Susie, like I know Susie 
Oh! Oh! Oh! What a girl 
There’s none so classy 
As this fair lassie, 
Oh! Oh! Holy Moses, what a chassis 
We went riding, she didn’t balk 
Back from Yonkers 
I’m the one that had to walk 
If you knew Susie, Like I know Susie 
Oh! Oh! What a girl!

If you knew Susie, like I know Susie 
Oh! Oh! Oh! What a girl 
She wears long tresses 
And nice tight dresses 
Oh! Oh! 
What a future she possesses 
Out in public 
How she can yawn 
In a parlour, you would think the war was on 
If you knew Susie, like I know Susie 
Oh! Oh! What a girl

Oh, you beautiful doll 
You great big beautiful doll 
Let me put my arms around you 
I could never live without you

Oh, you beautiful doll 
You great big beautiful doll 
If you ever leave me 
How my heart will ache 
I want to hug you 
But I fear you’d break 
Oh, oh, oh, oh, 
You beautiful doll

Oh, you beautiful doll 
You great big beautiful doll 
Let me put my arms around you 
I could never live without you 
Oh, you beautiful doll 
You great big beautiful doll 
If you ever leave me 
How my heart will ache 
I want to hug you 
But I fear you’d break 
Oh, oh, oh, oh, 
You beautiful doll

Ma, he’s making eyes at me 
Ma, he’s awful nice to me 
Ma, he’s almost breaking my heart 
I’m beside him 
Mercy! Let his conscience guide him! 
Ma, he wants to marry me 
Be my honey bee 
Every minute he gets bolder 
Now he’s leaning on my shoulder 
Ma, he’s kissing me

Ma, he’s making eyes at me 
Ma, he’s awful nice to me 
Ma, he’s almost breaking my heart 
If you peek in, can’t you see 
I’m goin’ to weakin’ 
Ma, he wants to marry me, 
Be my honey bee 
Ma I’m meeting with resistance 
I shall holler for assistance 
Ma, he’s kissing me