The Lover’s A. B. C. from the musical “It Happened in Nordland”.
A popular song from 1905.
Words by Glen MacDonough.
Music by Victor Herbert.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Ev’ry girl is a teacher in a way
Ev’ry girl has a little class of one
She educates that stupid
In the works of Doctor Cupid
Very hard he studies for the prizes to be won
The works of Doctor Cupid
Are to me a mystery
Pray start your little class of one
I will your pupil be
‘Tis time your lessons were begun
So come along with me, with me
Just you and I
Go a-strolling side by side
Underneath the crystal stars
That gem the eventide
Say that you’ll try
To study hard for me
To learn to love your teacher
Is your A, B, C
Chorus
Just you and I
Go a-strolling side by side
Underneath the crystal stars
That gem the eventide
Say that you’ll try
To study hard for me
To learn to love your teacher
Is your A, B, C
- Ev’ry man is a pupil in a way
Learning things that are never taught at school
The girls of ev’ry nation
Are professors of flirtation
And to learn to love each other is the golden rule
You’ll find that there are very many men considered wise
Who cannot read the lessons written in a maiden’s eyes
I’ll take a lesson ev’ry day
From school I never run away
Sung here by Fred Feild: