A popular song from 1914.
Words and music by Harry Meyers.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Mary had a cross old dad
Her young life was very sad
He’d never let her spoon with Tom or Harry
And when Billy call’d around
Father always turn’d him down
He said my daughter is too young to marry
But Billy’s heart kept light and gay
He knew that love would find a way
So one day, when he met her all alone
He said there’s just one hope
My dear, we must elope
At ten tonight I’ll be outside your home
Chorus
When I tap on your window
Then you ‘ll know I’m waiting
Don’t be hesitating
But just pack up your grip
And prepare for a trip
While the moon’s behind a cloud
And your dad is snoring loud
To where spooning is allowed
We will be on our way
Don’t you dare tell your mother
Or your little brother
Just be waiting for your honey boy
And soon, you’ll hear a rap – little tap
On your window pane
We’ll run, little hon’, till we get the train
And then we’ll start off
On our happy honeymoon
- Ten o’clock, and all was still
Billy reach’d her window sill
It really seem’d that ev’ry one was sleeping
Mary met him with a smile
Never dream’d that all the while
Out on the lawn her dad was slyly peeping
When they saw her father standing there
They were a frighten’d pair for fair
But daddy said you need not have a fear
She was too young, but say
She’s twenty-one today
I heard you when you whisper’d in her ear
Sung here by Fred Feild: