DESCRIPTION:
Fanny Brice - The Sheik of Avenue B 1922
Victor 45323 - Fanny Brice - The Sheik of Avenue B 1921 - Recorded 07-14-1922 - Music & Lyrics by Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar, Al Friend , Sam Downing.
Fanny Brice (October 29, 1891 -- May 29, 1951) was a popular and influential American illustrated song model, comedian, singer, theater and film actress, who made many stage, radio and film appearances and is known as the creator and star of the top-rated radio comedy series, The Baby Snooks Show. Thirteen years after her death, she was portrayed on the Broadway stage by Barbra Streisand in the musical Funny Girl and its 1968 film adaptation.

One of the variations on the "Shiek" set in a New York City Jewish neighborhood. The hero attracts a "Hebrew harem" to complete the oriental fantasy, but the danger is that a peaceful "salaam" turns into a nasty "slam" in the eye from an angry husband.
Lyrics:
On the East-side of New York, On Avenue B.
Lives a guy creating talk, A wise-guy is he.
He has such a reputation, For making girlies fall;
Fat ones, small ones, thin ones, tall ones, He gets them all.

CHORUS:
He's the Sheik of Avenue B, I'm telling you,
He's the champ of them all.
He's no bluff, He treats girls rough;
His hugs and kisses scare 'em,
He don't spare 'em,
You should see his Hebrew harem,
He wants them all to salaam when he goes by,
Rose Goldstein's husband salammed him in the eye,
Say! he acts like a real Arabian lord,
Since he bought a brand new second-hand Ford;
Don't speak! He's the Sheik of Avenue B.

All the boys are off their nut, They're jealous of him.
They would like the girlies, but, Their chances are slim.
If a fellow gets a girlie, She only lasts a day;
He walks be and winks his eye, and takes her away.

He's the Sheik of avenue B, I'm telling you,
He's the champ of them all.
Girlies sigh, For him they would die;
He gets a girl on Sunday, Leaves her Monday,
Some girls don't even last one day.
He takes them all to the swellest cabarets,
But it's the woman who pays! and pays! and pays!
Say! all the husbands there are scared of their lives,
When they go to work they lock up their wives;
Don't speak! He's the Sheik of Avenue B.