Mertz and Kurtz.....Oh by Jingo?

Mertz and Kurtz—I Love Lucy season 4, episode 102, originally aired October 11, 1954



This is the episode when we finally get to meet Fred's old vaudeville partner, Barney (although he is referred to as "Ted" in a previous episode) as Lucy pretends to be the Mertz's maid to help Fred and Ethel keep up with all the accomplishes Barney has told them he has made since leaving the act. As it turns out, Barney hasn't really done to well, he's just a cook in a diner, and now his grandson is coming to visit so the gang arranges for him to headline in a show at Ricky's club.....also starring Fred, Ethel, Ricky and of course Lucy! Among some other musical numbers, at the dinner table....Fred and Barney treat us all to one of their oldies but goodies....."Oh By Jingo". I found the Lyrics for this song on line the other day and was flabbergasted. Here they are! Enjoy!

Song lyrics to ‘Oh, by Jingo’ - words by Lew Brown, music by Al Von Tilzer

In the land of San Domingo Lived a girl called Oh By Jingo
From the fields and from the marshes
Came the young and oh by goshes
They all spoke with a different lingo
But they all loved Oh By Jingo
and every night, they sang in the pale moonlight
Oh by gee by gosh by gum by Jove Oh By Jingo won’t you hear our love
We will build for you a hut
You will be our favorite nut
We will have a lot of little Oh By Gollies
And we’ll put them in the follies
By Jingo said “By gosh by gee
By Jiminy please don’t bother me”
So they all went away singing
Oh by gee by gosh by gum by Jove By Jingo By gee,
you’re the only girl for me.
Oh by gee by gosh by gum by Jove
Oh By Jingo won’t you hear our love
We will build for you a hut
You will be our favorite nut
We will have a lot of little Oh By Gollies
And we’ll put them in the follies
By Jingo said “By gosh by gee
By Jiminy please don’t bother me”
So they all went away singing
Oh by gee by gosh by gum by Jove
By Jingo By gee, you’re the only girl for me.