A 1953 popular song.
Words and music by Kay Twomey, Fred Wise, and Ben Weisman.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Notice that we’re coming to the cross roads
Should we turn to left or right?
Mother is a-rocking and a-waiting
But it’s such a lovely night
Chorus
Let’s walk that-a-way, not this-a-way
That-a-way we can be alone
‘Tain’t fair throwing our chance to kiss away
This-a-way only leads to home
- Don’t you think the valley road is shorter?
We could save about a mile
Now and then the short road can be longer
If you linger for a while - Can’t you see the night is just beginning
And the moonlight weaves a spell?
We could take the path among the daisies
You know daisies never tell - Got a lot of tender words to whisper
Little words like “I love you”
Ev’rything you say is so convincing
Guess that’s what we ought to do
Sung here by Vancha March and the eldest Ms. Bear: