In The Valley Of The Nile Year 1915 < Click here to listen ! > Words by Dave Radford Music by Richard Whiting Jerome H. Remick & Co. New York & Detroit

First Verse Down where the Nile flows so dreamily where Cleopatra met Anthony, There's a sweet Egyptian maid who is waiting patiently. And in my dreams I seem to see here waiting there, There never bloomed a tropic flow'r so rare; I hear her calling plaintively "Come back, my love, to me!" Second Verse The moon shines bright on the pyramids, The lotus flowers have closed their lids, Thro' the bright Egyptian night I can hear her calling me. The dreamy river whispers to her of my love, The nightbirds sing a welcome from above; My heart is longing constantly, I'd give the world to be: Chorus Where the dreamy Nile is flowing, She's waiting there for me; Waiting thro' the lonely hours There beside the lotus flow'rs But she knows just how my heart is yearning To kiss her, I miss her own sweet smile; Someday my caravans will cross the desert sands, And take me to my dark eyed sweet heart, Down in the Valley of the Nile.

Hand In Hand Again Year 1919 < Click here to listen ! > Words by Raymond B. EGan Music by Richard A. Whiting Jerome H. Remick & Co. New York & Detroit

First Verse There were tears in the hour that was darkest The hour that came just before dawn But a smile lurks today Where a tear used to stray And the curtain of darkness is drawn. Second Verse Not a sparrow may fall from the tree top Unknown to the angels above So then why should our fears Turn our smiles to tears Heaven watches o'er all hearts that love. Chorus Ev'ry heart is lighter Ev'ry smile is brighter Sad "Adieu is changing to Hello" again Sorrow walk'd before us But a pray'r watch'd o'er us We stray'd far buy here we are Hand in Hand Again.

Just For Tonight Year 1914 < Click here to listen ! > Words and music by: George L. Cobb Will Rossiter 136 W. Lake St. Chicago, Ill.

First Verse Oh Honey I'm so sad and blue, I cry and sigh the long night through; I can't eat, I can't sleep, Since you have been away And there's so much to say. I wonder if I'm right or wrong, I've thought about you all day long, Kissed your picture and it made me long for you, Honey, just for tonight. Second Verse I wonder if you'll ever know Just how I've cried and missed you so; Want you here, want you near, Say you'll come back to me, Oh, honey can't you see, I want your love and nothing more, Just love me as you did before, Let me hear you say you'll never leave me, dear, Honey, just for tonight. Chorus Just for tonight, I want you only, Just for tonight, I long for you; Why did you leave me, Why did you grieve me, Can't you believe me, My heart is true. I can't forget the things you told me, I miss your smile, and kisses too; So Honey, hear my plea, Oh listen to my plea, I want the love you took away brought back to me Just for tonight, Just for tonight.

Nestle In Your Daddy's Arms Year 1921 < Click here to listen ! > By Lou Herscher and Joe Burke Leo Feist, Inc. Feist Building New York

First Verse Baby, daddy's mighty blue, Don't know what to do, So lonesome for a little love from you; Maybe you feel just as bad, Won't you make me glad; You know I need your sweet affection too; Just cuddle near me, So you can hear me, And listen while I say: Second Verse Baby, you're my little pet, Since the day we met, You've been your daddy's little angel child Maybe you don't realize, How my poor heart cries, Because you very nearly drive me wild. I'm wild about you, Can't live without you, So listen to my plea: Chorus Come and nestle in your daddy's loving arms, On my shoulder let me hold your loving charms; When you go away for even just a day, Your daddy misses all your love and all your kisses; Show your pretty dimples, let me see you smile, Make your daddy happy all the while; Because you know I'm awf'ly lonesome When I'm by my ownsome, Come and nestle in your daddy's arms.

Cheer Up The Sun Will Soon Be Shining Year 1917 < Click here to listen ! > By Andrew B. Sterling, Bernie Grossman, & Arthur Lange Joe Morris Music Co. 145 West 45th St. New York

First Verse Every little girl that's lonely Every little girl that's sad Needs a little word of consolation Just to cheer her up and make her glad So to every girl that's feeling blue Here's a message that is meant for you. Second Verse Every little girl that's waiting Every little lonesome boy Knows for every moment filled with sorrow There's another moment filled with joy Always think when you are feeling blue Of the happiness in store for you. Chorus Cheer up, The sun will soon be shining, Cheer up, Although your heart is pining Don't you sigh Don't you cry When you say Goodbye Smile out loud Every cloud has a silv'ry lining, Cheer up, and soon there'll be a Rainbow 'way up in the sky Cheer up, The sun will soon be shining When the clouds roll by.

Canary Isle Year 1922 < Click here to listen ! > By Ben Schwartz Ben Schwartz Music Co. Inc. 1591-1597 Broadway New York City

First Verse Down on an isle where palm trees sway, There's where I'll while my time away, I hear it calling me, From way out in the sea, That's just the reason why I say. Second Verse The balmy air just breathes perfume, And maidens dance 'neath tropic moon, Romance is everywhere, There's not a thought or care, Nothing can get me there too soon. Chorus Canary Isle where birds are singing, My fairy land, I'm going there. A little while, and I'll be bringing. A song of love, to my lady fair(Music will fill the air) And while we're crooning, a long in tune Beneath the bright stars and silv'ry moon. You'll hear my song, I'll see your smile, Then I'll belong, In Canary Isle.

So Long Oo-Long (How Long You Gonna Be Gone) Year 1920 < Click here to listen ! > By Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co. 47th St. & Broadway New York

First Verse Ming Toy loved a boy, Happy little Japanee; Oo-long was his name, Set her heart a flame. One day he say, "Soon I gotta go away;" When he leave Ming Toy grieve; Everybody hear her say: Second Verse Days fly quickly by, Turning into lonely years; Tho' the nights are long, Ming Toy's faith is strong. She kneels and feels, That she doesn't pray in vain; Whispers "Oo I love you, Ming Toy wants you back again." Chorus "So long! Oo-long, how long you gonna be gone? Your little Japanee, Will be waiting underneath the bamboo tree; So don't be too long, Oo-long I'll long while you're away Waiting for the day when you'll come back to me. I'll sit and sigh, 'Neath the Oriental sky, Each day that I am left a lone In Naki Saki. So long! Oo-Long, How long you goin' to roam? Please don't be too long Oo-long, so long hurry back home."

The Little House Upon The Hill Year 1915 < Click here to listen ! > By Ballard MacDonald, Joe Goodwin and Harry Puck Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. 224 West 47th Street New York City

First Verse I feel oh! so lonely tonight, I feel all alone, I'm just starving for a sight Of my old Kentucky home, I can see my mother old and gray, I can hear the whippoor will, I can see a light for me In the window of the house upon the hill: Second Verse I've seen many wonderful sights, Wand'ring on my way, But I've spent such lonesome nights, And been weary thru the day, I'm just longing for a mother's love, And I know she longs for me, Can't erase her loving face, It's the sight of all sights I want to see: Chorus There's a light that's burning in the window Of a little house upon the hill, And the light will burn, And a heart will yearn, And it always will till I return, For there's only one mother, I know she's waiting still, And she'll always keep the light a burning in the window of the house upon the hill.

(There's A Little Lane Without A Turning) "On The Way To Home Sweet Home" Year 1915 < Click here to listen ! > Words by Sam. M. Lewis Music by George W. MEyer Broadway Music Corporation 145 W. 45th St. New York

First Verse I wonder if they miss me nowadays I wonder if they would forgive my ways I'd love to kiss somebody I adore I'd give a lot to see them all once more, I haven't treated them just as I should I'd go home tomorrow if I could. Second Verse When every friend you've had has turned you down, When every smile has turned into a frown, When every finger points at you in shame Somebody home says you are not to blame, I sometimes hear somebody teaching me My first lesson in geography Chorus There's a little lane without a turning, On the way to home sweet home There's a little mother always yearning, For the ones that long to roam There's a road that leads to strangers That's where friendship parts, Another leads to dangers, And it's paved with broken hearts Take the little lane without a turning, On the way to home sweet home.

Everybody Wants A Key To My Cellar Year 1919 < Click here to listen ! > Words and music by Ed. Rose, Billy Baskette, and Lew Pollace McCarthy & Fisher Inc. 224 W. 46th St. New York City

First Verse Down in my cellar, down in my cellar, I've been changing everything around, I've a secret hidden there, I'll guard it with my life, There's only one mistake I made I told it to my wife. Second Verse Down in my cellar, down in my cellar, I've been having parties every night, People that I never knew come up and talk to me, They're trying hard to find out where I hang my cellar key. Chorus Now everybody wants a key to my cellar, my cellar, my cellar, People who before wouldn't give me a tumble, Even perfect strangers are beginning to grumble, 'Cause I won't let them have a key to my cellar, They'll never get in just let them try. They can have my money, They can have my car, They can have my wife If they want to go that far, But they can't have the key that opens my cellar, If the whole darn world goes dry.

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