Cuddle Up a Little Closer

A love song from 1908.
words by O. A. Hauerbach
music by Karl L. Hoschna


The sheet music:


Accompaniment track:


Lyrics

  1. On the Summer shore, where the breakers roar
    Lovers sat on the glistening sand
    And they talked of love, while the moon above
    And the stars seemed to understand
    Then she grew more cold, and he grew more bold
    Till she thought that they had better go
    But although he heard, he not even stirred
    Only murmured in tones soft and low

Chorus
Cuddle up a little closer, Lovey mine
Cuddle up and be my little clinging vine
Like to feel your cheek so rosy
Like to make you comfy, cosy
Cause I love from head to toesie, Lovey mine

  1. Then she deigned to rest, on his manly chest
    Her dear head with its flowing curls
    And she said, “I’d stay, on this lap for aye
    How I envy the Capland girls
    For Miss Esquimaux, ’mid the ice and snow
    Has no steamheat when he comes to call
    Not a single glim, so it’s up to him
    To whisper in summer or fall.”

Sung here by Fred Feild: