From the 1913 musical “The Tik-Tok Man of Oz”.
Words by L. Frank Baum.
Music by Louis F. Gottschalk.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Ev’ry maiden ought to have
(So I’ve understood)
Just one bow to comfort her
Yes, she really should
But, alas! it’s come to pass
I’m deserted quite
Not a bow have I in tow
Oh, what a sorry plight
I’m forlorn and dreary
I have lost my bow
There is none to cheer me
I’ve no place to go
Any bow is charming
Maidens all agree
None is quite alarming
Oh! dear me - There are many kinds of beaux
Beaming bright and gay
And the right one, I suppose
Never came my way
But the bow I love the best
Rainbow in the sky
Now has left me and bereft me
As I vainly sigh
I’m forlorn and dreary
I have lost my bow
There is none to cheer me
I’ve no place to go
Beaux are to a maiden
A necessitee
I’m with sorrow laden
Oh! dear me
Sung here by Vancha March: