A 1934 popular song.
Words and music by Maurice Sigler, Al Goodhart and Al Hoffman.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Of course you’ve heard the one about the Scotchman
And the one about the farmer’s daughter, too
I’ve a story for you, dear, one you ought to hear
It isn’t funny but it’s true
Chorus
Has anyone ever told you of a cottage built for two
With rambling roses running around the door?
It’s an old, old story, I’ll tell it to you
Don’t you stop me if you’ve heard it before
Has anyone ever told you ’bout a room of baby blue
A tiny toddler toddling across the floor?
It’s the old, old story that’s ever so new
Don’t stop me if you’ve heard it before
There’s a certain little cottage
‘Bout a mile away from town
Someone told me it’s for sale
We can get that little cottage
For a hundred dollars down
And that’s not a fairy tale
You’ve listened and heard my story
Now it all depends on you
Don’t ask me why, but you’re the one I adore
It’s the same old story, I love you, I do
Don’t you stop me if you’ve heard it before
- You’ve heard my story and you didn’t stop me
Even though you’ve heard it many times before
I’m so grateful for it, dear, if you’ll lend an ear
I’d like to tell you just once more
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: