A popular song from 1915
Words by Al Dubin
Music by Ray Buckley
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- “Howdy do, little girl”
“How are you, little boy”
It’s the way we met one night
When I first caught your eye
You were bashful and shy
But we got along alright
We were starting to spoon
While the Band played a tune
And the stars were all aglow
And I sure would have carried you
Right off and married you
Only you said no
Chorus:
And the Band played all the time
While I held your hand in mine
You sighed to me, you lied to me
Beside the side of the beautiful sea
To a crooney, spooney tune
Underneath the silvery moon
Oh I kissed you from seven
Till half past eleven
And the Band played all the time
- What a beautiful night
What a beautiful sight
As we strolled and strolled along
Then we sat down awhile
Only just for a while
And of course that wasn’t wrong
Then we strolled once again
While we kissed now and then
And it seemed that you were blue
So I fondly caressed you
Just to interest you
But no one ever knew
Sung by Laurence Rubenstein: