(In the cradle of love)
a 1919 popular song
words by Noble Sissle
music by Eubie Blake
The sheet music:
Accompaniment:
Lyrics
Gee, but I’m feeling so lonely
Gee, but I’m feeling so blue
I’ve tried so hard to find somebody
To love me and to tell me that he’d be true
Oh, how I long for some teasing
By someone who’d love me all the time
I’d give this whole wide world
Just for some squeezing
By someone who’d take this heart of mine
Chorus
Believe me! Gee! I wish that I had someone
To rock me in the cradle of love, Oh, baby!
Someone to boss me, someone to toss me
Take me on their knee
And talk some “baby talk” to me
Gee! I wish that I had someone
To be my little turtle dove, Oh, daddy
I’d be so happy if I had someone to love
Sung here by Fred Feild: