From “The Canary,” 1918.
Words and Music by Irving Berlin.
Cover Art by Albert W. Barbelle.
Copyright ©23 Nov 1918
Sheet Music from the collection of Michael Deatz.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1.We’ve been busy running after you
Hoping that you’ll part
With a corner of your heart
That is something I will never do
I could not divide my heart
And give it to a few
Chorus:
I have just one heart
It’s for just one boy
I mean to keep it until someday
When he comes along then I’ll give it away
It is plain to see
I’m not fancy free
I have just one heart for one little boy
Who has one little heart for me
- Till you meet him, have a little fun
Just a little kiss
He will never, never miss
All my kisses, every single one
I am nursing, no rehearsing
Tho’ it’s being done