#483 - When the Band Begins to Play
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Lyrics:
I'm very fond of music,
To me it's quite a treat,
Unless it be from German Bands,
Or organs in the street,
Thro' listning to a Band one day
I fairly lost my heart:
The Leader 'twas who found it,
And he now with it won't part.
chorus:
Oh! I feel so awfully jolly,
When his band begins to play,
When the band begins to play,
When the band begins to play,
I am very fond of Music,
I could listen all the day,
Especially when my Charlie
Leads the Band, Pom Pom.
My Charlie is my darling,
The Beau ideal of lovers,
With his hair so black and curly,
And his whitest of white gloves,
My love stands in the middle,
With his baton in his hand,
And leads the instrumentalists
In a style that I think grand.
They play such jolly music,—
Waltz, Polka, and Quadrille,
And sometimes play so feelingly,
It gives me quite a thrill;
The Leader sometimes gives a frown,
And looks as though he's rash:
And then the play so soft and sweet,
And after comes a Crash!
Now where my Charlie's to be seen,
I don't intend to tell,
For fear that he might captivate
Some other belle as well,
He's asked me “One small question,”—
I gave himmy reply,
In about a month there will not be
A happier wife than I!
