From the 1906 musical “Dream City, The Magic Knight”.
Words by Edgar Smith.
Music by Victor Herbert.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. The maiden of my fancy
Is so divinely fair
The golden sunbeams linger
To nestle in her hair
The evening star might envy
Her sparkling eyes of blue
But I am just describing
A little maid like you
REFRAIN:
Pretty little Nancy
You are just my fancy
You’re the girl for me
By the stars above you
I will ever love you
If my own you’ll be
I know lots of city girls
Pretty girls and witty girls
But to give them all their due
Other chaps may try for them
Sigh for them, die for them
I fancy you
2. When your sweet eyes meet mine dear
Then look demurely down
No earthly king I envy
His kingdom and his crown
No palace grand could equal
A cottage built for two
If in it only dwelt, dear
A little maid like you