From the musical “Guys and Dolls”, 1950.
Words and music by Frank Loesser.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Velvet I can wish you
For the collar of your coat
And fortune smiling all along your way
But more I cannot wish you
Than to wish you find your love
Your own true love this day
Mansions I can wish you
Seven footmen all in red
And calling cards upon a silver tray
But more I cannot wish you
Than to wish you find your love
Your own true love, this day
Standing there gazing at you
Full of the bloom of youth
Standing there gazing at you
With the sheep’s eye and the lickerish tooth
Music I can wish you, merry music while you’re young
And wisdom when your hair has turned to gray
But more I cannot wish you
Than to wish you find your love
Your own true love this day
With the sheep’s eye and the lickerish tooth
And the strong arms to carry you away