a 1922 popular song
words by Hal Billings
music by Henry R. Cohen
The sheet music:
Accompaniment:
Lyrics
- There’s a lesson old but ever new
It may save a broken heart for you
Learn it while you may, and you’ll find some day
There’s a world of truth in what I say
Chorus
Don’t be too sure of your sweetheart, when the game of love you play
Just understand, a bird in the hand may fool you and fly away
Don’t be too sure that the love lane, ends without one detour
Don’t count on a thing, till wedding bells ring
And then, don’t be too sure
- Do not count your chickens much before
You can see them running ’round the door
Love’s the same at best, will it stand the test
After you have gone and built the nest
Chorus
Don’t be too sure of your sweetheart, in the game where hearts deceive
Place all your trust in one if you must, but hold seven up your sleeve
King Solomon was a wise man, one thousand wives to lure
But he died alone, and on his tombstone
They read, “Don’t be too sure”
Sung here by Fred Feild: