(And I’ll Know That You Love Me).
A popular song from 1911.
Words and Music by Irving Berlin.
Cover Art by E.H. Pfeiffer.
Copyright ©5 Dec 1911.
Sheet Music from the collection of Michael Deatz.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment midi by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics:
VERSE 1:
Spooning and crooning they sit,
Loving it quite a bit,
Telling lies by the pack:
See him steal a kiss from the pretty miss,
Watch him put it back, smack!
“Honey, oh, honey, I swear
By my hair that I care
For nobody but you.
Can’t you tell the way I woo
That I love you, love you true?”
Then the maiden sings this chorus old,
But sings it oh, so new:
CHORUS:
“Bring me a ring in the spring
And I’ll know that you love me,
A simple band of gold,
Just like your father gave your mother in the days of old
Say what you may, what you say
Doesn’t mean that you love me,
So if you want me to love you true,
Bring me a ring in the spring
And I’ll know that you love me.
VERSE 2:
“Whispering nothings, my dear,
In my ear when I’m near
Is as sweet as can be;
But I sit and grieve when you have to leave,
That’s what worries me, see!
When I’m just bathing in woe,
Don’t you know that my beau
Should be right by my side?
Then again I’ve tried and tried
To become a blushing bride;
If you love me, tie it with a knot
That cannot be untied.
REPEAT CHORUS