From the musical comedy “The Lady of the Slipper”, 1912.
Words by James O’Dea.
Music by Victor Herbert.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- A little girl at home I’d like to have
I would, I swear
A little girl at home?
What do you mean?
A someone like your dainty self
To give me greeting there
Remember I am over seventeen
Don’t laugh at my pretentions, dear
We all must dream at times
I’d hold her hand and think it grand
To hear sweet wedding chimes
Would you love her?
Would I love her?
As the sunshine loves the foam
Or as flow’rets love the dawn
I’d love that little girl at home
Refrain
When you’ve got a little girl at home, believe me
You’ve got something rare
Something worth a something more than all the earth
In someone sweet and fair
Eyes that smile and eyes that tempt you for a while
May thrill you through and through
But you’ll never roam
When that girl at home says, “I love you”
- That little girl at home I’d greet with kisses ev’ry night
You’d linger at the club, however fond
With any other girl I’m sure I’d fail to find delight
Now how about some fascinating blonde?
For blondes I never cared
For with their all ensnaring lures
I much prefer the sort of charms
That correspond to yours
Could you love me?
Could I love you?
I could, dear, and I do
There is no one in this world
Can take me from the side of you
Sung here by Fred Feild: