Ma,
she’s making eyes at Me (SIO
3008) Glenn Wilson (Eddie Cantor) 1921
OPENER - MIDDLE BREAK - CLOSER
4
Ladies Chain straight across that ring
You Rollaway and Circle Left my friend
4 Ladies Rollaway, Circle and then
Left Allemande and then you Weave
the Ring
Ma, she's making eyes at me
Swing that girl, Promenade
Ma, I'm meeting with resistance
Shall I holler for assistance
Ma, she's kissing me!!
FIGURE
The Heads
Square Thru and get me 4 hands round
Find the corner lady, DoSaDo
Swing Thru tonight, Boys Run Right
Half Tag, Walk & Dodge and a Partner
Trade
Pass the Ocean, Recycle and then
Swing your
honey bee, Promenade
Every minute she gets bolder
Now she's leaning on my shoulder
Ma, she's kissing me!!
TAG
Swing her there
Ma she's kissing me!!
ORIGINAL LYRICS
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
Little Lily was oh so
silly and shy
And all the fellows knew
She wouldn't bill and coo
Every single night some smart fellow would try
To cuddle up to her
But she would cry:
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
Lily was so good
everybody could tell
You'd never see her roam
She'd always stay at home
All the neighbours knew little Lily too well
For when the boys would call
They'd hear her yell:
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 weaken
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