Johnny Fedora met Alice Blue Bonnet
In the window of a department store
'Twas love at first sight
And they promised one night they'd be sweethearts forevermore
Johnny would serenade Alice
Too-ra-lay, Too-ra-lie, too-ra-loo
He sang of a beautiful palace
Of a beautiful hatbox for two
But Johnny Fedora lost Alice Blue Bonnet
To a patron of the department store
Her beauty was sought by
The girl she was bought by For twenty-three ninety-four
Johnny, oh Johnny, your Alice Blue Bonnet
Will always be waiting for you
So don't give up hoping
And don't give up dreaming
For true love will come smiling through
Johnny Fedora was lonely and stranded
In the window of the department store
When lo and behold
He was suddenly sold
And his heart became gay once more
Johnny sang out like a robin
Too-ra-lay, Too-ra-lie, too-ra-loo"
To strangers he'd come up a-bobbin
Oh, I thought you were someone I knew
He looked for her uptown, and crosstown and downtown,
From the Brooklyn Bridge to the Jersey Shore
It all seemed in vain
Til he heard the refrain
Of the song Alice sang of yore
Johnny, oh Johnny
Your Alice Blue Bonnet
Will always be waiting for you
So don't give up hoping
And don't give up dreaming
And true love will come smiling through
Johnny kept yearning, he kept on returning
To the window of the department store
His voice became hushed
He was literally crushed
And it started to rain and pour.
Each place he went, he kept calling,
Too-ra-lay, Too-ra-lie, too-ra-loo
His spirits kept falling and falling
For his Alice was nowhere in view
But hey, nonny nonny, an iceman found Johnny
And he cut him to fit on his horse's ears
'Twas done without malice
For beside him was Alice
And they lived on for years and years.
Johnny, oh Johnny, your Alice Blue Bonnet
Will always be waiting for you
So don't give up hoping
And don't give up dreaming
For true love will come smiling through