[1st verse:] Sadie Cohen left her happy home To become an actress lady On the stage she soon became the rage As the only real Salomy baby When she came to town, her sweetheart Mose Brought for her around a pretty rose But he got an awful fright When his Sadie came to sight He stood up and yelled with all his might: [Refrain:] Don't do that dance, I tell you Sadie That's not a bus'ness for a lady! 'Most ev'rybody knows That I'm your loving Mose Oy, Oy, Oy, Oy Where is your clothes? You better go and get your dresses Ev'ryone's got the op'ra glasses Oy! such a sad disgrace No one looks in your face Sadie Salome, go home [2nd verse:] From the crowd Moses yelled out loud, "Who put in your head such notions? You look sweet but jiggle with your feet Who put in your back such funny motions? As a singer you was always fine! Sing to me, 'Because the world is mine!'" Then the crowd began to roar Sadie did a new encore Mose got mad and yelled at her once more: