McGee's Backyard
Composer(s): Charles H. Hoyt; Charles Zimmermann
Performer(s): Charles Reed



When I called on Miss McGee, I did it surreptitiously
And things were far from pleasant when I came to say goodnight
Her father by the front door was laying for me viciously
While Towser in the back yard was spoiling for a fight
I went out the back way, the dog I gave preference
He was right on hand for me and met me with a growl
Nicely then I spoke to him with soothing words of deference
But up he walked behind me and at once got foul
I grabbed
He grabbed
Towser got the best of it
We both grabbed together
The dog grabbed very hard
I got one coattail
Towser got the rest of it
And I left my Sunday breeches in McGee's back yard

Old McGee the trousers found, he patched a dozen holes or more 
And when he wore a long tail coat they looked all nice and right
He thought he'd struck a good scheme for starting up a clothing store 
And layed to do a young man who called another night
He went out the back way to give his Towser chain enough
The moon was hid behind a cloud, the dog could scarcely see
He didn't know his master, but he saw the trousers plain enough
It wasn't half a jiffy until he found McGee
Dog grabbed
Man grabbed 
Towser got the best of it
They both grabbed together
The dog grabbed very hard
The fence got the coattail 
Towser got the rest of it
And you couldn't find the breeches in McGee's back yard

Old McGee was very sore a strong explosive then he bought
And with an old tin kettle he prepared a deadly bomb
The dog had made it hot for him and for the dog he'd make it hot
So he tied it to the dog's tail to steel him to the tomb
Dog espied a black cat, made a savage dash at it
Only takes a slight blow the powder to ignite
The kettle struck a brick wall, came an awful crash with it
Things around that back yard were scattered out of sight
Dog flew
Man flew
Bomb secured the best of it
They both flew together
The dog flew very hard
The kettle struck the hilltop
Dog a mile to west of it
And you couldn't find a vestige in McGee's back yard