a 1909 popular song
words by Stanley Murphy and Ren Shields
music by Henriette Blanke-Belcher
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- ‘Twas in the golden summertime
Around the honey-suckle vine
Two little bumblebees began to spoon
Said he, “Now dearie, name the day
When you and I will fly away
To Honey-land upon our honeymoon
I’ll swear to always love but you
And as your king-bee I’ll be true
If you’ll give me your little heart and hand
I’ll build for you the cutest home
Out of wax and honey-comb
If you’ll be my queen in Honey-land”
Refrain
Honey-land! Honey-land!
Together we will wander in that sunny land
Happy we’ll be just you and me
Sipping honey underneath the simmon tree
Honey-land! Honey-land!
We’ll need no money, honey, in that sunny land
Spending all our lives loving in the hives
In Honey Honey-land
- Said she, “Dear, if you’ll promise me
To always be a busy bee
And never be a trifler or a drone
Nor idle in the summer breeze
A buzzing ’round with other bees
and leave your little queen-bee home alone
If you’ll bring home the honey drips
You gather from the sunny lips
Of daisies, daffodils and lilies grand
And swear by all the stars above
No other bee will share your love
I’ll be your queen in Honey-land”
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: