An idealistic wish to marry someone just like mother, 1911.
words by William Dillon
music by Harry Von Tilzer
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Lyrics
- When I was a boy my mother often said to me
Get married boy and see, how happy you will be
I have looked all over, but no girlie can I find
Who seems to be just like the little girl I have in mind
I will have to look around until the right one I have found
Chorus
I want a girl, just like the girl that married dear old Dad
She was a pearl and the only girl that Daddy ever had
A good old-fashioned girl with heart so true
One who loves nobody else but you
I want a girl, just like the girl that married dear old Dad
- By the old mill stream there sits a couple old and gray
Though years have rolled away, their hearts are young today
Mother dear looks up at Dad with lovelight in her eye
He steals a kiss, a fond embrace, while evening breezes sigh
They’re as happy as can be, so that’s the kind of love for me
Sung here by Fred Feild: