From the stage production “Barry of Ballymore”, 1910.
words by George Graff Jr.
music by Chauncey Olcott and Ernest R. Ball
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- I have wandered around
But I never have found
The heart that was meant for me
Still I ought to have known
That in Ireland alone
The mate to my heart must be
The name in my dreams has been Mary
So wonderfully tender and true
And this small little glove
Seems a token of love
And my dreams have all started anew
Chorus
I love the name of Mary
Gentle and sweet nor airy
Tender as e’er a fairy, just as true
And from my hearts glad singing
And from the hopes there springing
Future days joys are bringing
And you, too, Mary
- This small glove seems to be
But a challenge to me
To enter the race for love
And to search brave and bold
Like the warriors of old
The hand that can wear this glove
It seems like a tale from the fairies
Of love in the good days of yore
And perhaps it’s a test
And I’ll win like the rest
And happy we’ll live evermore
Sung here by Fred Feild: