Don’t Turn Your Head - A Song -

When you are strolling through the town,

                    Don’t turn your head;

Lest some big fellow runs you down,

                    Don’t turn your head.

Cho.  Don’t turn your head whate’er you do,

     Don’t turn your mammoth head;

          There’s always folks

          For springing jokes

     If e’er one turns his head.

                   II.

When ladies trip across the street,

              Don’t turn your head;

Lest you might see some pretty feet,

              Don’t turn your head.

Cho.  Don’t turn your head whate’er you do,

     Don’t turn your silly head;

          There’s always folks

          For springing jokes

     On men who turn their head.

                   III.

“Some horrid man,” the ladies say,

                   “Will turn his head;

Will boldly stare as we pass by,

                   Will turn his head.”

Cho.  Don’t turn your head whate’er you do,

     Don’t turn you “horrid head”;

          These women folks

          Can take no jokes

     So never turn your head.

                   IV.

Now ladies when you’re out again,

                   Don’t turn your head;

Then you won’t see those horrid men –

                   Don’t turn your head.

Cho.  Don’t turn your head whate’er you do,

     Don’t turn your pretty head;

          These bold men folks

          Will make big jokes

     If e’er you turn your head.

                   V.

Young girls when on the street I say,

                   Don’t turn your head;

Lest some sly chap looks round this way –

                   Don’t turn your head.

Cho.  Don’t turn your head whate’er you do,

     Don’t turn your giddy head;

          These young men folks

          Will send off jokes

     If e’er you turn your head.

                   VI.

Now all think well upon this fact:

                   Don’t turn your head;

Unless it’s for some kindly act,

                   Don’t turn your head.

Cho.  Yes turn your head right where you are,

     Just turn your precious head;

          For there’s no folks

          Who make up jokes

     When kindness turns your head.

Sept. 5, ‘91