I’ll Be Your Honey in the Springtime

From the 1902 musical “The Wizard of Oz.”
Words and music by Harry Freeman.

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The sheet music:

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Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:

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Lyrics

1. A mighty pretty little gal
   From Memphis, Tennessee
   Has stolen both my heart and hand
   And I’m no longer free
   She keeps me guessing day and night
   Till I don’t know how I stand
   For she always answers ’bout like dis
   When I ask her for her hand

Chorus
I’ll be yo’ honey in the springtime
I’ll be yo’ honey in the fall
And in the winter when the snow flies
Then I’s yo’ honey best of all
Summer we’ll wander by the seashore
Then you can buy the ring
‘Member yo’ honey’s waitin’
Keep on yo’ money makin’
I’ll be yo’ honey in the spring

2. I dun’ been saving up my coin
   A-waitin’ for the day
   When I go down to dat ole town
   And sneak dat gal away
   I know I’ll feel like thirty cents
   When I ask her to be mine
   For she always answers just the same
   “Oh! go on” I ain’t got time

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Sung here by Vancha March: