A popular song from 1911
Words by Will A. Heelan
Music by Seymour Furth
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. She was a neat, little
Sweet little girlie
He was a nice chap, too
But though he schemed
And he dreamed late and early
Her name he never knew
And for fear she would be hurt
He would never dare to flirt
He was sorry though he’d never tried
When he met her face-to-face
Never mind the time and place
Then he simply smiled at her and sighed
Chorus:
Oh, it’s nice to be nice
To a nice little girl like you
I’d be twice, twice as nice
As the nicest boy you ever knew
You could open all my letters, dearie
Any time at all
And I’d love to wear your picture
In my dollar Ingersoll
Oh, it’s nice to be nice
To a nice little girl like you
2. Though he would say, every day
While he courted
That he’d be always true
When they were wed it was said
He supported one other girlie too
Did his wifey dear girl wild?
No, she simply sat and smiled
And she thought ’twas just the proper thing
For it filled his heart with joy
Even though it was not a boy
When to their dear baby he would sing