From the 1905 musical “The Woggle Bug.”
Words by L. Frank Baum.
Music by Frederic Chapin.
The song was sung in the show by General Jinjur, a character who is trying to invade the city of Jewels.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Two little children playing games
Loved dearly one another
Matilda was my playmate’s name
To me there was no other
She called me “Sweetheart” All my life
I’ll hear her words so clearly
Let’s play house I’ll be your wife
And you must love me dearly
Chorus
Sweet Matilda, I will build a house for you and me
Furnished neatly, and completely, happy we will be
We’ll forever be together, like the sun and sky
Love and play the livelong day, Matilda you and I
- The years have passed and so today
Two children we’re no longer
But since the days we used to play
My love is growing stronger
I asked her would she be my wife
And share our love together
Let’s play house and make my life
One happy dream forever
Sung here by Vancha March: