A popular song from 1910
Words by Junie McCree
Music by Albert Von Tilzer
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by Gerd Westendorp:
Lyrics
- How would you spend your married life
How would you spend each day
I’d stay home and love my wife
I’d never work just play
Could you support your wife on play
How would your hunger feel
We’d have affection stewed each day
And love for every meal
Chorus
When we’re married we will live on love
Every hour in the day we’ll keep on spooning
Never stop our honeymooning
And for breakfast we will have a turtle dove
Fried caresses on a tray
Two cups of blisses and a lot of breaded kisses
And at lunch time we will have some stolen sweets
Soft-boiled hugs with goo-goo eyes
And then desserting on a bowl of home-made flirting
While at dinner time we’ll just have sweetheart beats
True love is the custard of all pies
I’ve got an awful itchin’ in the middle of the kitchen
- Love is the sweetest thing on earth
Just like a breath of spring
Love is the laughter born of mirth
Love is a dear old thing
Love is the fruit we like to eat
Love is an art that guiles
Love is a sandwich most complete
One heart between two smiles