My mom has an old song book from 1923, featuring this song in which the narrators muse about what the world would be like if all men were sent away. We’re laughing at how the lyrics have taken on an entirely new meaning over the years, with notable lines such as “What a queer world it would be” and “What a gay life girls would lead.”
Why yes, it would be a queer world if we took all the men and moved them far, far away to have a merry time while girls lead gay lives together. So queer. So gay.













