From the film “Eight Girls in a Boat”, 1933
Words by Sam Coslow
Music by Harold Lewis
The sheet music:
Lyrics
I have heard sophisticated love songs
Rhapsodies and symphonies galore
They never phase me or amaze me
It’s funny how I still adore
Chorus:
“This little piggie went to market
This little piggie stayed home
This little piggie had roast beef
This little piggie had none”
How I recall my dear old Mother
Putting me to bed
She tucked me in and said
To her little sleepy head
“This little piggie was a bad little piggie
Who cried all the way home”
Years have passed
But it’s still my favorite poem
I dream and pray someday I’ll say
To a cute little piggie of my own
“This little piggie went to market
This little piggie stayed home”