From the show “The Doll Girl”, 1913.
Words by Harry B. Smith.
Music by Jerome D. Kern.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- There are kisses that mean little to the taker or the giver
There are others that mean Oh so much
Of those we must beware
For the kiss that from a certain party fairly makes you shiver
From an other is a trifle light as air
Often times when lips are meeting one or both is really cheating
It’s no more than pressure of the finger tips
In some cases you go through it
Feeling there is nothing to it
For a kiss comes from the heart not from the lips
Refrain
So kiss, kiss, there’s nothing that’s amiss
In the friendly kisses of a friend or two
You may get some frigid glances
But one has to take those chances
I don’t see a thing to fuss about do you, do you?
So kiss, kiss, it gives another bliss
You have thousands and just one you’ll never miss
If it makes some sad heart lighter
If it makes this old world brighter
Don’t be stingy, don’t be stingy
Don’t be cross about a little thing like a kiss
- You’ve been witness to the meeting of two very charming ladies
Who rush madly at each other like two bees about to sting
In reality they each may wish the other one in Hades
But they kiss, embrace, and say “you dear old thing”
I myself have often seen it and I know how much they mean it
Each is thinking, “My where did she get that hat?”
There are gushing smiles deceiving
There they kiss again on leaving
“Come and see me dear, I will dear, goodbye cat”
Sung here by Fred Feild: