I Want You To Marry Me 1906 'The Red Mill'

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 18 Feb 2004

When a quiet young man
on the bachelor plan
deserts the books he likes
and quite by the way he discovers one day
a girl whose looks he likes,
he'll call and invite her to dinners and shows
but that isn't serious every girl knows.
He'll rush her for months
but he'll never propose
unless he is tenderly taught.
So tell him all the magic
of those little words "We two..."
Just teach him how to say:
"My dear! The one I love is you?"
There's lots of things he ought to know
but don't forget to see
that he correctly learns to say:
"I want you to marry me!"

A girl has to learn many lessons in turn
and some are sad I fear
for many may say
that they love her each day,
with scarcely one sincere,
and therefore I think
that her answer should be:
"We're told to believe
only half that we see
and nothing we hear,
so you'll have to show me!"
And then if she'd help things along
she'll tell him all the magic
of those little words "We two..."
Just teach him how to say:
"My dear! The one I love is you?"
There's lots of things he ought to know
but don't forget to see
that he correctly learns to say:
"I want you to marry me!"

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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I Want You To Marry Me 1906
Lyrics by Henry Blossom
Music by Victor Herbert
copyright MCMVI by M. Witmark & Sons
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 18 February 2004 at 18.27
in association with Doug Grierson
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David Montgomery & Fred A. Stone in Chas. Dillingham's Production
"The Red Mill"
Music by Victor Herbert. Book & Lyrics by Henry Blossom.
Henry Blossom Publication: New York: M. Witmark & Sons, 1906.
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