Ladies Night

Written by Victor Herbert in 1914 who on to be a founder of ASCAP (verse 1) I should like, without undue of the ego explain how very hard i find it is to make my pay go 'round among my vulgar creditors i'm fearfully in debt I always have afforded anything that i could get But i must say i've enjoyed the best of what there is in life I've been lucky in my love affairs, i've never had a wife I can summon little interest in the dry affairs of state And the businessmen who call on me are coldly left to wait (chorus) For every day is ladies' night with me I'm quite at their disposal all the while And my pleasure is double If they come to me in trouble For i always find a way to make them smile I've no doubt i should have married long ago It's the proper thing to do, you'll all agree But i never could find any fun In wasting all my time on one So every day is ladies' night with me (verse 2) It's a frightful thing to ask of all the hearts that i have broken Although each one fell in love with me without the slightest token That my fatal gift of beauty had inflamed her little heart But i found that some small favor always seemed to ease the smart A position for a cousin or a loan to dear papa Just a dainty diamond necklace or a pretty motor car But i don't begrudge the collarets and necklaces or pearls All the money that i ever saved is what i've spent on girls (chorus) For every day is ladies' night with me I'm quite at their disposal all the while And my pleasure is double If they come to me in trouble For i always find a way to make them smile I've no doubt i should have married long ago It's the proper thing to do, you'll all agree But i never could find any fun In wasting all my time on one So every day is ladies' night with me [instrument break] But i must say i've enjoyed the best of what there is in life I've been lucky in my love affairs, i've never had a wife I can summon little interest in the dry affairs of state And the businessmen who call on me are coldly left to wait (chorus) For every day is ladies' night with me I'm quite at their disposal all the while And my pleasure is double If they come to me in trouble For i always find a way to make them smile For every day is ladies' night with me I'm quite at their disposal all the while And my pleasure is double If they come to me in trouble For i always find a way to make them smile