On the Benches in the Park

A popular song from 1896.
words and music by James Thornton

The sheet music:

On-The-Benches-In-The-Park – Sheet MusicDownload

Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:

On_The_Benches_In_The_Park – MIDIDownload

Lyrics

  1. On a summer’s evening, when the sun goes down
    And you’re tired of strolling around the busy town
    Seeking recreation ere the day grows dark
    Go and watch the babies playing
    On the benches in the park

Chorus
On the benches in the park, children love to play
Sweet little girls, with their bright sunny curls
And cheeks like the dawn of a mid-summer day
Maiden shy and bashful youth, come each night to spark
The man in the moon watches them while they spoon
On the benches in the park

  1. There sits little Mamie, playing with her doll
    Close beside is Katy, with bran new parasol
    Playing house together, happy as a lark
    I have spent some pleasant moments
    With my sweetheart in the park
  2. See the pretty nurse girls, dressed so neat and trim
    And the park policeman, they all are mash’d on him
    Telling jolly stories to sweet Annie Clark
    He is there to chase the sparrows
    Off the benches in the park

Sung here by Fred Feild: