A 1917 popular song.
Words by S. Kalama.
Music by Jack Alau.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment from a player piano roll
Aeolian 6202, scanned by Terry Smythe:
Lyrics
1. Down by the stream where I first met Rebecca
Down by the stream where the sun loves to shine
Bright hued the garlands I wove for Rebecca
Bright were the eyes as they gazed into mine
Chorus:
One! Two! Three! Four!
Sometimes I wish there were more
Ein! Zwei! Drei! Vier!
I love the one that's near
Yet! Nee! Sam! See!
So say the heathen Chinee
Fair girls bereft there will get left
One, Two and Three
2. Then came a day when I first told Rebecca
Love's olden story, old but ever new
"Dearest," I whispered, "I love you, Rebecca
Softly she murmured, "And dear, I love you"