What Do You Want To Make 
Those Eyes At Me For?
Words and music by Joe McCarthy, 
Howard Johnson and Jimmy V. Monaco
© 1916 (renewed 1944) 1960, 1973 Leo Feist, Inc.
 

An old song shared Number One on Reg's 10th birthday
and here it is.

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Funniest pair of eyes I’ve ever seen
Funny I can’t get wise to what they mean
I wish that I could understand the things they say
Each time I try to go, they seem to make me stay
Maybe it’s just because you love to flirt
Maybe you want to see my feelings hurt
You’ve got me running ‘round you like a child
Some day you’re going to drive me wild

So what do you want to make those eyes at me for,
When they don’t mean what they say?
They make me glad, they make me sad,
They make me want a lot of things I’ve never had.
So what do you want to fool around with me for?
You lead me on and then you run away,
But, never mind, I’ll get you alone some night
And then you’ll surely find you’re flirting with dynamite,
So what do you want to make those eyes at me for,
When they don’t mean what they say?

Why don’t you try to make your eyes behave,
They seem to make me act just like a slave,
For when they say to run away, I’ve always found,
The chances are, they mean that I should stick around.
Tho’ I admit your eyes are full of charm,
Somehow I feel they mean to do me harm,
Some day if I don’t answer when they call,
You’ll have to blame your eyes, that’s all.

So what do you want to make those eyes at me for,
When they don’t mean what they say?
They make me glad, they make me sad,
They make me want a lot of things I’ve never had.
So what do you want to fool around with me for?
You lead me on and then you run away,
But, never mind, I’ll get you alone some night
And then you’ll surely find you’re flirting with dynamite,
So what do you want to make those eyes at me for,
When they don’t mean what they say?