a 1922 popular song
words and music by Jere De Graff
The sheet music:
Accompaniment:
Lyrics
- Boys I love a pretty little Maiden
You have never heard of her before
They have often written songs for girlies
And I guess that they will write some more
But they never wrote one for my dearie
So I guess I’ll put her in the game
She deserves a song, that is better than them all
For she’s just as sweet as honey, and her name is Edna
Chorus
Edna, Oh Edna, why they pass you by is more than I can see
While they were waiting, and singing all their songs
Of love for Ruth and Tessie, Anna, Kate, Marie, and Bessie
Edna, I wonder, why they never sang a song of love for you
For I love you as the summer morn
I am thinking of you all day long
And so I’m going to dedicate my song
To the sweetest little girl in all the world
- Poets they have sung of pretty Maidens
Artists they have painted beauties rare
Sculptors have made statues of their loved ones
Knights of old have fought for ladies fair
I would like to write a song for Edna
That would put her in the Hall of Fame
And I hope the song, that I write will live so long
That they never, never, will forget the name of Edna
Sung here by Fred Feild: