A popular song from 1919
Words by Sam M. Lewis
Music by Harry Ruby
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. In the house of “nobody cares”
Little “Miss No-one” lived with her prayers
Never knowing love’s tenderness
She longed to feel, someone’s caress
One day love came her way
And the whole world heard her say
Chorus:
“My Daddy Long Legs
You made my life worth while
My Daddy Long Legs
You taught me how to smile
When I saw your shadow on the wall
The one that the sunbeams drew
My Daddy Long Legs
I fell in love with you”
2. Who turned all the dark clouds to blue
My Daddy Long Legs, no one but you
Who dried all the tears in my eyes
Who made the sun shine in the skies?
Every prayer that I say
I will always end this way