When I Was the Dandy

(And you were the belle)
A popular song from 1924
Words by Herman Ruby
Music by Lou Handman and Dave Dreyer

The sheet music:

When-I-Was-the-Dandy – Sheet MusicDownload

Accompaniment by Denese Coulbeck:

When_I_Was_The_Dandy – MIDIDownload

Lyrics

  1. In a big rocking chair
    Sat an old loving pair
    Watching the embers a-glow
    And then she cuddled near
    As he whispered, my dear
    Remember the days long ago

Chorus
When I was the Dandy and you were the Belle
We went out walking on Sunday
I wore a Tulip right in my lapel
And you wore the bonnet with red roses on it
Oh! how proud and happy I used to be
To have the crowd see you
Out walking with me, my dear
When I was the Dandy and you were the Belle
In those dear old Sweetheart days

  1. Many years have gone by
    Yet the light in your eye
    Shines just as brightly today
    And I look back with pride
    As you stood by my side
    When the clouds overhead were gray

Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: