Sweet Clover 1902

byJames Pitt-Payne, London UK - 30 April 2011
2011

Daddy sing that old song over,
sing it once more won't you try.
Sing again about "Sweet Clover"
we're such good chums you and I;
Tell me, Dad, why are you weeping,
have I caused these tears to fall?
No, my child, I'm only dreaming,
of the days gone by that's all.
Years ago when you were little
when the clover was in bloom.
Some one rock'd you in your cradle,
rocked you in this very room.
Now I live the old days over
just as plain as plain can be,
When you mother called you "Clover"
sung this song to you and me.

Clover, my sweet little Clover
You're all the world to me.
Clover my sweet little Clover
No fairer flower could be.
No where in all the world over,
No sweeter blossom you'll see,
Clover, my sweet little clover
You're all the world to me.

Daddy I will never leave you,
never cause your heart to ache;
I am sure I'll never grieve you,
for my darling mother's sake.
Daddy, did she leave some token,
just for me before she died,
When she left you here heartbroken
and her baby by your side?
No, my child, death did not claim her
better far if it were so.
Still I try hard not to blame her
she's not happy now I know.
When you're thinking of your mother
though we know she was untrue,
Love her as I used to love her,
when she humm'd this song to you.

Clover, my sweet little Clover
You're all the world to me.
Clover my sweet little Clover
No fairer flower could be.
No where in all the world over,
No sweeter blossom you'll see,
Clover, my sweet little clover
You're all the world to me.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Sweet Clover 1902
founded on the play "Sweet Clover"
Music by Lee Orean Smith
Lyrics by Al Trahern
© MCMII by Vandersloot Music Co. Williamsport Pa.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 30 April 2011 at 10.25
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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