A Little Girl at Home

From the musical comedy “The Lady of the Slipper”, 1912.
Words by James O’Dea.
Music by Victor Herbert.


The sheet music:


Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:



Lyrics

  1. A little girl at home I’d like to have
    I would, I swear
    A little girl at home?
    What do you mean?
    A someone like your dainty self
    To give me greeting there
    Remember I am over seventeen
    Don’t laugh at my pretentions, dear
    We all must dream at times
    I’d hold her hand and think it grand
    To hear sweet wedding chimes
    Would you love her?
    Would I love her?
    As the sunshine loves the foam
    Or as flow’rets love the dawn
    I’d love that little girl at home

Refrain
When you’ve got a little girl at home, believe me
You’ve got something rare
Something worth a something more than all the earth
In someone sweet and fair
Eyes that smile and eyes that tempt you for a while
May thrill you through and through
But you’ll never roam
When that girl at home says, “I love you”

  1. That little girl at home I’d greet with kisses ev’ry night
    You’d linger at the club, however fond
    With any other girl I’m sure I’d fail to find delight
    Now how about some fascinating blonde?
    For blondes I never cared
    For with their all ensnaring lures
    I much prefer the sort of charms
    That correspond to yours
    Could you love me?
    Could I love you?
    I could, dear, and I do
    There is no one in this world
    Can take me from the side of you

Sung here by Fred Feild: