Johnnie Fedora met Alice Blubonnet In a window of the department store 'Twas love at first sight And they promised one night They'd be sweethearts forever more
Johnnie would serenade Alice too-ra-lay, too-ra-lye, too-ra-loo! He sang of beautiful palace Of a beautiful hatbox for two
But Johnnie Fedora lost Alice Bluebonnet To a patron of the department store Her beauty was sought by The girl she was bought by For twenty-three ninety-four
Johnnie, oh Johnnie! Your Alice Bluebonnet 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
Johnnie 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
Johnnie sang out like a robin too-ra-lay, too-ra-lye, too-ra-loo! To strangers he'd come up a-bobbin' "I thought you were someone I knew."
He looked for her uptown and 'cross town and downtown, from the Brooklyn Bridge to the Jersey Shore It all seemed in vain, Johnnie heard the refrain of the song Alice sang of yore
Johnnie, oh Johnnie! Your Alice Bluebonnet 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