Bessie Couldn't Help It

Bessie couldn't help it,

Bessie couldn't help it

Bessie couldn't help it any more than you could, or

I could Bessie couldn't help it though she tried to be good,

Oh! So good. She was pretty as the heavens above

Oh! Boy but how she could love

Bessie had affection that was simply wonderful,terrible

But Bessie couldn't help it any more than you could or

I could. When she smiled you were bound to fall, that's all

A boy kissed Bessie in the parlor one night

Why, oh! Why did she yell with delight 'Cause

Bessie couldn't help it any more than you could, or

I could Aww! Dum pe dum now people listen

Bessie couldn't help it any more