I’ll Be Happy When the Preacher Makes You Mine

A popular song from 1919
Words by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young
Music by Walter Donaldson


The sheet music:


Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:


Lyrics

  1. I’m blue, so blue
    Can’t get interested in a thing I do
    If you only knew
    The dream that I’ve been dreaming
    Of you all night through
    Only yesterday I dreamed I lost you
    I awoke and found myself in tears
    One week, seven little days
    Seem like seven years

Chorus:
I can’t wait until next Sunday morning
I’ll be so happy when the preacher makes you mine
You’ll love the melodies of birds and honey bees
But tell me what could be sweeter than the choir singing
While the wedding bells are dingdong dinging
On our way to church next Sunday morning
We’ll hear the people whisper, “don’t they both look fine”
I may be nervous for a while
And during service I won’t smile
But I’ll be doggone happy
When the preacher makes you mine
Amen then, hallelujah, hallelujah

  1. Amen, amen
    Let me hear that word
    Then I’ll be glad again
    Till then, you know when
    I’ll be just like a lion in a lonely den
    Bought the ring and everything is ready
    All I’ve got to do is slip it on
    One week, seven little days
    Wish that they were gone

Sung by Laurence Rubenstein: