The Dress My Mother Wore

A fashion song from 1914
Words by Marion Sunshine
Music by Henry I. Marshall

The sheet music:

The Dress My Mother Wore – Sheet MusicDownload

Accompaniment by Denese Coulbeck:

The_Dress_My_Mother_Wore – MIDIDownload

Lyrics

  1. Wedding bells were ringing
    On a summer night in June
    Boy and girl were almost ready
    For a honeymoon
    Hoop skirts were not stylish
    So when at the trysting place
    She appeared dressed so old fashioned
    Smile upon her face
    “Darling,” he says in surprise
    But to him she quickly sighs

Refrain
It’s the same old slippers
And the same old gloves
You’ve seen in days of yore
It’s the same old ribbon
The same old lace
Of many, many years ago
It’s the same old bonnet
That won my daddy
In eighteen sixty four
Why can’t you guess
It’s the same old dress
The dress my mother wore

  1. Tightly in his arms he clasps her
    Two hearts beat as one
    Teardrops or her cheeks were glistening
    In the summer’s sun
    Tho’ your gown may be old fashioned
    You look good to me
    And I’m marrying you sweetheart
    Not your gown, you see

Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: