From the musical “Alice and the Eight Princesses”, 1905.
Words by Vincent Bryan.
Music by Victor Herbert.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- I have two friends, two dear old friends
My joys and woes they share
We never leave each other
We’re together everywhere
Just why we love each other so
Is more than I can tell
But everybody envies us
We get along so well
Chorus
I, and myself, and me, just we three
Myself and I, and me are pals
We always do agree
For years we’ve been together
No truer companions could be
We’d give up our lives for each other
I know, I, and myself, and me
- I, and myself, and little me
We all lived happy lives
But we met Her, Herself and She
And they became our wives
She said, I could not suit myself
Herself got mad at me
They almost broke our friendship up
Her, and herself, and she
Chorus
I, and myself, and me, we were free
We lived in peace till we were wed
To Her, Herself, and She
When with Her, I would quarrel
Herself and Myself would agree
‘Twas plain She and Me
Were not “Chummy” like us
I, and Myself, and Me
- When I fell off a ship at sea
Myself was by my side
I was beside Myself with fear
To Me, for help I cried
‘Twas Me, threw them a cake of soap
Out where the breakers roared
I raised a lather to the ship
Then Myself climbed aboard
Chorus
I, and Myself, and Me, saved at sea
I raised some money with Myself
And I rewarded Me
I, and Myself gave medals
To Me for this great bravery
‘Twas Me saved the lives
Of both I and Myself
I, and Myself, and Me
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: