[Verse 1]
Why pretty girls always go out in the rain,
The man in the moon might tell!
It's rather a tickelish thing to explain,
but the man in the moon might tell!

When it rains on the streets they are sure to be found,
With dainty skirts lifted way off of the ground,
Why they raise them the most where no wet spots are found?
The man in the moon might tell!

[Chorus]
The man in the moon might tell, might tell,
Yes the man in the moon might tell!
He sees all we do,
And he knows so well,
Oh, the man in the moon might tell!

[Verse 2]
Why do some men stand on the corners and stare?
The man in the moon might tell!
At all pretty girls who know just what to wear?
The man in the moon might tell!

His umbrella he'll offer if lady has none,
He'll get a good drenching and think it is fun,
Why, he won't take his sisters a block in the sun,
The man in the moon might tell!

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[Verse 3]
There's a question that often comes up in my mind,
the man in the moon might tell!
In vain I have sought information to find,
The man in the moon might tell!

Is there any such thing as a man in the moon?
If there is, did he go up there in a balloon?
What I want to know, is he white or a coon?
The man in the moon might tell!

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