From the musical “Sweetie”, 1929
Words by George Marion Jr.
Music by Richard A. Whiting
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Lovers admit there’s aid
In having a clever line
Yesterday night I stayed in
Laboring hard at mine
Refrain
I prepared a love song
Really rather neat
Calling this above song
“My sweeter than sweet”
I could rack my brain now
As our glances meet
Just a line remains now
“My sweeter than sweet”
And if I ever lose you
All my dreams are wrecked
You mean the world to me
Or words to that effect
Love songs, very few, are
Quite so incomplete
Main thing, is that you are
“My sweeter than sweet”
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: