A popular song from 1904
Words and music by Arthur J. Lamb and James Thornton
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by Denese Coulbeck:
Lyrics
- The banquet room is filled with fashion’s throng
The wedding feast is grand beyond compare
But still, amid the laughter, wine and song
The bridegroom is of all most silent there
For in his thoughts, he sees the girl he loved
They wander where the apple blossoms fall
He hears her promise, “Love, I’ll wait for you”
And now, he things, “How can I tell her all?”
Chorus
So, he sent her a piece of the wedding cake
Just in remembrance for old love’s sake
Fate’s cruel blow, that bids her know
Hearts often love to break
Just like the roses that fade too fast
Love’s golden dream is forever past
Many a tear, with a sad heart ache
When he sent her the wedding cake
- A girl is sleeping in her cottage home
The piece of cake beneath her pillow lays
The wedding bells are chiming, in her dreams
For she’s to wed the love of bygone days
So bright the sun shines, sweetly sing the birds
He tells her Love’s old story once again
Her heart is filled with truest happiness
Until she wakes, and knows her dream’s in vain
Chorus
For, he sent her a piece of the wedding cake
Just in remembrance for old love’s sake
Fate’s cruel blow, that bids her know
Hearts often love to break
Just like the roses that fade too fast
Love’s golden dream is forever past
Many a tear, with a sad heart ache
When he sent her the wedding cake
Sung here by Vancha March: