A popular song from 1908.
Words by Arthur J. Lamb.
Music by Albert Von Tilzer.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- To her youthful playmate, little girlie sighs
“I am tired of boys and toys”
Now don’t be unhappy, little boy replies
“Maybe I can give you a surprise
“Here’s some nice new picture blocks
Something I will tell
“Just keep still and watch me spell”
So she looks on shyly, while her playmate slyly
Teaches her a game of love
Chorus
First he picks out the letters “I L and O”
As he smiles on her face just above
Then he puts down a “V”
Close beside it an “E”
So the little girl reads” “I love”
Then a “Y O and U”
Like all lovers true he is bold
When she reads: “I love You”
She says: “I love you, too”
That’s the story the picture blocks told
- Happy days of childhood
Gone with dreams of yore
And the years bring smiles and tears
Now a youth and maiden meet again once more
‘Tis so sweet to talk the old days over
When he’s calling on her, hears her shyly say
“I’ve those picture blocks today”
And she is not scolding
While her hand he’s holding
And they play the same old game
Sung here by Vancha March: