[1st verse:]
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Johnny was bashful and shy
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Nobody understood why
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Mary loved him
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All the other girls passed him by
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Everyone wanted to know
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How she could pick such a beau
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With a twinkle in her eye
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She made this reply
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[1st refrain:]
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He's not so good in a crowd but when you get him alone
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You'd be surprised
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He isn't much at a dance but then when he takes you home
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You'd be surprised
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He doesn't look like much of a lover
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But don't judge a book by it's cover
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He's got the face of an angel
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But there's a devil in his eyes
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He's such a delicate thing but when he starts in to squeeze
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You'd be surprised
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He doesn't look very strong but when you sit on his knees
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You'd be surprised
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At a party or at a ball
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I've got to admit that he's nothing at all
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But in an easy chair
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You'd be surprised
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[2nd verse:]
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Mary continued to praise
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Johnny's remarkable ways
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To the ladies
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And you know advertising pays
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Now Johnny's never alone
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He has the busiest phone
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Almost ev'ry other day
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A new girl will say
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[2nd refrain:]
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He's not so good in the house but on a bench in the park
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You'd be surprised
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He isn't much in the light but when he gets in the dark
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You'd be surprised
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I know he looks so slow and so weary
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But you don't know the half of it, dearie
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He looks as cold as an Eskimo
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But there's a fire in his eyes
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He doesn't say very much but when he starts in to speak
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You'd be surprised
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He's not so good at the start but at the end of the week
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You'd be surprised
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On a streetcar or on a train
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You'd think he was born without any brain
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But in a taxicab
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You'd be surprised
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You'd Be Surprised (Revised)
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| Irving Berlin |
