Now, did you ever hear the story 'bout that boy in a boat Don't wear no shoes or no overcoat Broad told me that it happened like this He love to dive and also to fish He went roaming in that shallow boat With his head hardly rising and his eyes hard to cope Face is all wrinkled and his breath smells like soap Talking about that boy in the boat When you see two women walking hand in hand Just look 'em over and try to understand They'll go to those parties, have the lights down low Only those parties where women can go You think I'm lying, just ask Tack Ann Took many a broad from many a man Face is still wrinkled and his breath smells like soap Still talkin' 'bout that boy in the boat Now, back in the year, tooty-two A lot of these dames ain't got nothin' to do Uncle Sam thought he'd give 'em a fighting chance Packed up all the men and sent 'em on to France Sent 'em over there, those Germans to hunt So the women at home could try out all their new stunts His face is all wrinkled and his breath smells like soap I'm talking bout the boy in the boat