Lyrics:
First verse
They call me ""fast;"" but then I'm ""square,"" Thos' ""round"" both night and day; And when I ask a party out, I've got the ""stamps"" to pay In ""feather,"" I'm the gayest ""bird,"" My comrades all have said; I'm up each morning with the lark, With ""larks"" I go to bed! For Champagne Charley is my name!
Chorus
For Champagne Charley is my name! Champagne Charley is my name! Always ready for a ""time,"" my boys! Always ready for a ""time,"" my boys! Champagne Charley is my name! Champagne Charley is my name! Lots of ""greenbacks' in my pocket! Who'll ""crack a bottle"" with me now?
Second verse
On Broad way, almost any time, You'll see me saunter by, And when I pass the pretty girls, They always heave a sigh. But I'm too young to risk my neck, In Matrimony's yoke; Tho' I ""Hav Anna"" all the while, She only ends in ""smoke!""
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Third Verse
At ""billiards"" and at ""faro,"" too, A ""keen-old"" hand am I; And as for ""suppers"" and for “balls” I catch them “on the fly.” I’m “free and easy” everywhere, But while the “corks” they “pop” I always know when to “begin” But never when to “stop”
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Fourth verse
I’ve paid my tailor’s every “dol;” My landladys don’t frown; My “chalks” I’ve “settled up, “ when old I mean to “settle down!” Then let us live, boys, while we live; This life is but a “spree;” So “hang” the blues and “sink” your “”tears,” Come! take a “smile” with me!
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