From the 1910 musical “Up and Down Broadway”.
Words by William Jerome.
Music by Jean Schwartz.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. Do I love you? you know I do
You’re all the world to me
When you’re away, the skies are gray
It’s lonesome, don’t you see
I never chat about your hat
Or style, I know that’s true
Because I scheme and simply dream
Of nothing else but you
REFRAIN
It’s not your old gray bonnet
Or the ribbon in your hair
It’s not the golden slippers
Or the diamonds that you wear
It’s not the gown from Paris
That I want for a bride
It’s not the dress, I must confess
But the pretty little girl inside
2. The way you wear your sun-kissed hair
Is stylish, I admit
Your bonnet of gray is all O. K.
In fact its quite a hit
Your slippers too are nice to view
Your diamonds are immense
They shine, my love, like stars above
But let’s talk, common sense