From the musical “Jack O’ Lantern”, 1917.
Words by Anne Caldwell.
Music by Ivan Caryll.
Sheet music provided by Nicholas Leunissen:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Way down on the dear old farm
City chap who’s ever wise and wary
Finds new danger in the charm
Luring him to linger near the dairy
Pretty little milk-maid, finer far than silk-maid
Wins him with a smile demure and shy
O’er the flow’ry lea, dear, will you roam with me, dear?
Then the little maiden makes reply
Refrain
Won’t you wait till the cows come home?
Won’t you wait till the cows come home?
Dear old Brindle, Belle and Boss
Soon the meadow they will cross
Down the lane at the close of day
Once again they will wend their way
Hear them in the dell, dingle dongle bell
Won’t you wait, wait, wait by the old red gate
Won’t you wait till the cows come home?
- Shadows creeping o’er the hill
Golden sun a setting in the far light
Finds him by the diary still
Longing to canoodle in the starlight
Tho’ she whispers “Go, sir!”
He will hold her closer
Saying “Dearie, won’t you name the day?”
If you hold her hand, sir
She will never answer
She can only blush and softly say
Sung here by Vancha March: