My Darling Mignonette 1876

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 14Mar2025
2025

They may talk about their fascinating beauties;
their fashionable blonde and pretty belles.
But the subject of the song
I'm going to sing you,
is par excellence the queen of all the swells.
We met 'twas in a crowd,
and then we parted;
the beauty of her face
I'll ne'er forget.
As she never told her name
I cannot tell it,
but I've christened her
my darling Mignonette.

She's sweeter than the flow'r
I've nam'd her after
the mem'ry of her beauty
haunts me yet,
there's a band of Opera music
in her laughter,
so you'll know her,
she's my darling Mignonette.

She look'd at me a glance
was all I wanted;
as I followed her along the crowded street.
And my mem'ry with her loveliness was haunted
as she tripp'd so lightly on those fairy feet.
A second time she cast her eye upon me,
she smil'd on me and then a moment more,
she rang the bell and faded
from my vision,
and all was dull for she was there no more.

She's sweeter than the flow'r
I've nam'd her after
the mem'ry of her beauty
haunts me yet,
there's a band of Opera music
in her laughter,
so you'll know her,
she's my darling Mignonette.

Next day in hope to see my little darling
I sought the house 'twas number ninety four,
but this poodle in the house
commenced a snarling,
and barking loudly chased me from the door.
I ran along the street
and he ran after,
and with his teeth he seiz'd my pantaloons,
he hung on, while the mob
convuls'd with laughter
cried "that's the chap who
stole the silver spoons."

My Mignonette then holler'd for her poodle
the music of her voice I'll ne'er forget,
but the chap who goes a whistling
"Yankee Doodle" was the husband
of my darling Mignonette.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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My Darling Mignonette 1876
Lyrics by William Carlton
Music by E.N.Catlin
© 1876 by W.H.Glen    Melbourne, Australia
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Friday 14 March 2025 at 15.03
in association with Torquil Syme
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James Pitt-Payne