A popular song from 1913
Words and music by Irving Berlin
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- I know a girl, sweet little pearl
Doesn’t know a thing about the city whirl
Lives on a farm, where nature’s arm
Wraps around her all day
Early to bed, early to rise
Keeps the light of Heaven shining in her eyes
Happily she spends the hours
Among butterflies and flow’rs
Chorus:
Happy, happy, happy, little country girl
Much too good for any Duke or Earl
Simple dress and ten cent ribbon round her curl
She’s a beautiful lady
Ruben lover loves her to her finger tips
Loves her kisses just like honey drips
He doesn’t taste a drugstore on her ruby lips
Happy little country girl
- Birds on their way, linger to stay
Long enough to sing to her a fond “Good day”
As she goes by roses all sigh
How they envy her cheeks
Early each day, crowing away
Mister Rooster wakes her and he seems to say
“Dress yourself, for goodness sake!
We’ll all be glad when you awake”
Chorus:
Happy, happy, happy, little country girl
Much too good for any Duke or Earl
Simple dress and ten cent ribbon round her curl
She’s a beautiful lady
Nine o’clock her tired eyes refuse to peep
Then into her cozy bed she’ll creep
She doesn’t miss a minute of her beauty sleep
Happy little country girl
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: