A popular song from 1900
Words by Ralph M. Skinner
Music by Warner Crosby
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Long ago in a small village dwelt two children, girl and boy,
They were playmates in sweet childhood’s happy hours.
They would share their childish pleasures
All their sorrows, all their joy;
While lovers vows they pledg’d among the flow’rs.
The lad grew up to man’s estate, the girl a woman true;
Fond lovers still, as in their childhood’s day.
Sometimes having little quarrels such as lovers often do,
But always they’d regret them and would say:
Chorus
All’s well that ends well my darling,
Lovers we’ll be fond and true,
We will be happy forever,
Bright seems the future with you;
All’s well that ends well my darling,
Cast fears and doubts away,
Our love shall not be in vain dear,
For all’s well that ends well they say.
Verse 2
In the midst of all their sunshine came a cloud across their sky,
‘Twas a story by a chum whom she believed,
So, the maiden sent the lad away, the victim of a lie;
Not doubting once that she had been deceived.
Thus, many months had come and gone
One day she learned the truth;
And to her lover sent a message sweet.
Then he hastened back to greet the maid he lovingly adored,
And in each other arms they’d oft repeat:
Sung by Laurence Rubenstein: