Personality

Mary Smith had a college education
Sally Jones had a scientific streak
Susie Brown used to lecture
On ancient architecture
Josie Green spoke Latin and Greek

Just forgotten girls
With forgotten brains
While history explains

When Madame Pompadour
Was on a ballroom floor
Said all the gentleman, obviously
The madame has the cutest
Personality

And think of all the books
About Du Barry's looks
What was it made her the toast of Paris
She had a well developed
Personality

And what did Romeo
See in Juliet
Or Pierrot
In Pierrette
Or Jupiter
In Juno
You know

And when Salome danced
And had the boys entranced
No doubt it must have been easy to see
That she knew how to use her
Personality

A girl can learn to spell
And take dictation well
And never sit on the bosses' settee
Unless she's got a perfect
Personality

A girl can get somewhere
In spite of stringy hair
Or even just a bit bowed at the knee
If she can show a faultless
Personality

And why are certain girls
Offered carriages
And sable coats
And marriages
By men who wear
Their spats right
That's right!

So don't you say I'm smart
And have the kindest heart
Or what a wonderful sister I'd be
Just tell me how you like my
Personality

Personality