Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, August 1921 · page 17 of 68
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This page from *Captain Billy's Whiz Bang* contains humorous verse poking fun at romantic and domestic life. "Limber Kicks" offers ribald jokes: a man drinking from a woman's lips; a hen nesting in a toolbox; and a woman concerned her exposed ear (rather than knee) might scandalize men—satirizing Victorian prudishness. The final verse jokes about infidelity: Papa's caught swimming with another woman. "The Romance" is a cynical take on courtship, listing its stereotypical elements (moonlight, bench, sighs, spoon) before reducing marriage to "a scrap or two / Old stuff," with the punchline "Alas! Too true." The satire targets sentimental romance narratives and marital disillusionment, reflecting post-WWI irreverence toward 19th-century romantic conventions that *Whiz Bang* was known for.
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Captain Billy's Whiz Bang 15 Limber Kicks He sipped the nectar from her lips, As neath the moon they sat; And wondered if another man Had drank a mug" like that. * * * A tool chest was the old hen's nest, I'll bet you cannot match it; She cackled when she tried to set Upon a nail and hatchet. * * * A passing breeze Exposed her knees; Milady did not care, She blushed for fear Her naked ear Might cause the men to stare. * * * Mamma loves papa, Papa loves wimmin; Mamma caught papa In swimmin' with wimmin. * * * The Romance A girl A man A pefect moon A bench A sigh A perfect spoon A bride A groom A scrap or two Old stuff You say Alas! Too true.