A popular song from 1914
Words by Archie Fletcher
Music by Arthur Lange
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. I saw a shadow of a man just now
I wonder who he is
I don’t know how I can escape that awful man
I never saw that face before
Oh here comes, won’t someone save poor me
Come on and save me, mister, can’t you see
We’re alone, yes, all alone
I’ll tell you something more
Chorus:
In the garden, let us stroll
Let us stroll out in the garden
The lovely garden
Oh I’m an awful tease, kiss me please
You can kiss me on the bench beneath the trees
Out in the garden you can squeeze
You can hold me on your knees an hour or two
Now if you don’t like the way I kiss you, mister
I can run right home and send you out my sister
She’s an old maid, kiss her, mister
And the garden belongs to you
2. I see another shadow coming there
Oh, that’s my dear papa, he doesn’t care
For if he could get rid of me
Then he’d be glad, I’m telling you
He said my sister waited much too long
And I agree with him, ’cause she was wrong
Poor old maid, oh, I’m afraid
I’ll be an old maid, too