Historic Sheet Music Collection
Title
Document Type
Score
Publication Date
1901
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Sweetest li’l’ feller,
Ev’rybody knows;
Dunno what to call him,
But he mighty lak’ a rose!
Lookin’ at his Mammy
Wid eyes so shiny blue,
Mek’ you think that heav’n
Is comin’ clost ter you!
W’en he’s dar a-sleepin’,
In his li’l’ place,
Think I see de angels
Lookin’ thro’ de lace,
W’en de dark is fallin’,
W’en de shadders creep,
Den dey comes on tiptoe
Ter kiss ‘im in his sleep.
Sweetest li’l’ feller,
Ev’rybody knows;
Dunno what to call ‘im,
But he mighty lak’ a rose!
Lookin’ at his Mammy
Wid eyes so shiny blue,
Mek’ you think that heav’n
Is comin’ clost ter you!
Recommended Citation
Stanton, Frank L. and Nevin, Ethelbert, "Mighty Lak' a Rose" (1901). Historic Sheet Music Collection. 1433.
https://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/sheetmusic/1433
The views expressed in this paper are solely those of the author.
Comments
MacIntosh Collection
To Mrs. Adele Laeïs Baldwin
Canada: The John Church Co., (1901)
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