The Prettiest Little Song Of All

A popular song from 1885.
Words and music by F. Belasco (M. H. Rosenfeld).

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The sheet music:

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Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:

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Lyrics

1. When the pretty little birds are singing
   In the ev’ning by the deep moonlight
   When the pretty golden bells are ringing
   With the music of the chimes so bright
   There comes to me, in ecstacy
   The murmur of a song so free
   Of one so fair, with silv’ry hair
   Who dwells beyond the distant sea

Refrain
The sweetest song I’ve ever heard
Is one of home and mother
To that sweet song I’ll dance and sing
‘Tis the prettiest little song of all

2. Of all the pretty songs and music
   That the beauty of our hearts enthrall
   There’s not a song that’s half so charming
   As the prettiest little song of all
   It speaks to me, in accents free
   Of one that’s far tho’ ever near
   With silv’ry hair, there’s none so fair
   There’s ne’er a one that’s half so dear

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Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: