Will You Love Me in December?

. . . as you do in May, 1905.
words by James J. Walker
music by Ernest R. Ball

The singer is wondering what love will be like when they are old. Reminds me of Paul McCartney’s “When I’m 64.”


The sheet music:


Accompaniment by Denese Coulbeck:


Lyrics

  1. Now in the summer of life, sweetheart
    You say you love but me
    Gladly I give all my heart to you
    Throbbing with ecstasy
    But last night I saw while a-dreaming
    The future old and gray
    And I wondered if you’ll love me then dear
    Just as you do today

Refrain
Will you love me in December as do in May?
Will you love in the good old fashioned way?
When my hair has all turned gray
Will you kiss me then, and say
That you love me in December as do in May?

  1. You say the glow on my cheek, sweetheart
    Is like the rose so sweet
    But when the bloom of fair youth has flown
    Then will our lips still meet?
    When life’s setting sun fades away dear
    And all is said and done
    Will your arms still entwine and caress me
    Will our hearts beat as one?

Sung here by Fred Feild: