A popular song from 1905
Words by Maurice Stonehill
Music by Albert Von Tilzer
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by Fred Feild:
Lyrics
- A sweet girlie swings on a country stile
A youth there is coaxing her for a smile
But then she is teasing him all the while
Pretending she don’t understand
“Now why do you keep hanging round?” says she
You must have met girls fairer far than me”
“But they were not you, little girl,” says he
Then whispers as he holds her hand
Chorus
I’ve set my heart on you
I mean to win you, too
This world is full of girlies
But for me just one will do
Sweetheart, if I lost you
I don’t know what I’d do
My life would lose its sunshine
For I’ve set my heart on you
- Suppose I don’t love you,” the girlie said
As she drooped her eyes, shyly hung her head
“And that I loved some other boy instead
Now what would you say to that?”
He said, “That would only be make believe
Your eyes tell the truth, so you can’t deceive
There’s no use to trying to make me grieve”
The told her as closer he sat
Sung here by Vancha March: