From the 1920 musical review “Bits & Pieces”
words by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young
music by Fred E. Ahlert
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Dearie, I’ve been waiting long for you
All the winter through
Waiting just for you
You know the winter days
Are sad and nights are blue
Dreaming dreams of you, that is all I do
The summer time is just the time
For making love I find
And here’s a pretty picture
That I’ve carried in my mind
Chorus
Some pretty day when birdies fly to their nest
Some pretty day when flowers
Are dressed in their best
Just like the birds we’ll fly to some pretty nook
Just like the flowers oh!
My, how pretty you’ll look
Some pretty day when you are locked in my arms
I’ll bet you’ll say, “Throw the key away”
I’ve got the ring, I’ll hire a choir to sing
We’ll do that cute little thing, some pretty day
- Waiting for the clouds to disappear
Seems so lonely dear
Will they ever clear?
You know the summer days
Are drawing mighty near
Will I ever hear wedding chimes do dear?
All winter long I scheme and scheme
Of plans I’ve dreamed about
And I’ll be disappointed
If my plans do not work out
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: