From “The Happiest Night of His Life”, 1909
Words by Junie McCree
Music by Albert Von Tilzer
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by Gerd Westendorp:
Lyrics
- Love is sweet and love is pure
Love will heal and love will cure
When every other thing in life is doubt
Mother love is always sure
Love removes all care and strife
Love is mankind’s truest wife
Though it’s blind, you will find
That love is really life
Refrain
When the tree of love begins to bear its leaves
Then the branches of the heart will sway
Young affection comes to life and breathes
In a very sweet and loving way
As the weeping willows bend before the breeze
So the heart in sight of love gives way
While the blossoms on the orange trees
Bloom into a wedding day, a wedding day
- Love is laughter, love is tears
Love is sadness, love is cheers
Whatever mood the mind and heart are in
You will find that love appears
In the early spring of youth
Love will come to all forsooth
Guiding you onward to
The golden age of youth
Sung here by Vancha March: