Sweeter Than Sugar

(Is My Sweetie)
A popular song from 1919
Words and music by Irving Berlin


The sheet music:


Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:


Lyrics

  1. Listen to me, listen to me
    I’ve got a whole lot to say
    Listen to me, listen to me
    Things have been coming my way
    I met somebody
    That’s why I’m so happy today
    Listen to me, listen to me
    I want to holler and shout
    Wait’ll you see, wait’ll you see
    Wait’ll you see me step out
    With a load of charm
    On my arm
    Well worth raving about

Refrain
Sweeter than sugar is my Sweetie
Sweeter than honey or jam
So sweet is she that when she kisses me
I don’t put sugar in my coffee or tea
Candy, molasses or sweet cookie
Sweeter than all of the three
I would have that sweet little soul
Living in a sugar bowl
Sweeter than sugar is my Sweetie
Sweet as a sweetie could be

  1. Listen to me, listen to me
    She’s such a sweet little pet
    Listen to me, listen to me
    Right from the moment we met
    My sweet tooth pained me
    It hasn’t stopped hurting me yet
    Way out of town, way out of town
    We’ll spend the rest of our days
    We’ll settle down, we’ll settle down
    Just like a couple of Jays
    We’ll start raising Cain
    Sugar cane
    That’s not all we’ll raise

Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: