That’s a Funny Place to Kiss a Girl
Words and Music by Dick Richards and Leon Kimberly
The scene is a station where trains come and go,
Freddy is saying “Good bye” to his Flo,
Ev’ryone’s looking they really don’t mind,
Her departure is sudden and very unkind,
Goodbye my darling ‘till we meet again
Then he kisses her right on the end of the train.
Chorus:
Now that’s a funny place to kiss a girl,
A mighty funny place to kiss a girl,
He said to her right in the station,
I’d like to see your destination,
Farewell, farewell my own true love,
I’ll write to you most ev’ry day,
Before she went away so far,
He kissed her in the parlor car,
Now that’s a funny place to kiss a girl.
Now the scene changes,
And Flo has returned,
A quarrel gone thro;
And all love letters burned,
It’s George and not Freddy who meets her this time,
She’s off in a week to a new foreign clime.
Georgie says “Dearest” before she left shore,
“Were you ever kissed on a Liner before?”
Chorus:
Now that’s a funny place to kiss a girl,
A mighty funny place to kiss a girl,
She said “My stateroom is a dandy,
It’s near the Captain’s, nice and handy,”
Farewell, farewell my own true love,
I’ll write to you most ev’ry day,
He kissed her eyes, her lips, her neck
Then kissed her on the lower deck
Now that’s a funny place to kiss a girl.
Extra chorus:
Now that's a funny place to kiss a girl,
A mighty funny place to kiss a girl,
If you swim, Dear, on your vacation,
Don't show the bunch your hesitation,
Farewell, farewell, my own true love,
I'll write to you most ev'ry day,
He said "Goodbye" and raised his hat,
Then once more kissed her where she sat,
Now that's a funny place to kiss a girl.