American Old Time Song Lyrics: 42 If The Sweetheart You Love Is True
Theater, Music-Hall, Nostalgic, Irish & Historic Old Songs, Volume 42
If the Sweetheart You Love Is True.
Copyright, 1893, by T. B. Harms & Co.
Words by C. A. Byrne. Music by Gustave Kerrer.
How fair all seems in this weary world
When love sits aloft to smile,
The days seem but moments, the years seem but days,
Not a care or a thought to beguile.
There's perfect content with the girl that you love,
There's nothing for her you'll not do;
But first make sure your passion's returned,
That the sweetheart you love is true,
That the sweetheart you love is true,
For deceptions are none too few;
But everything's bright, in a shining light,
If the sweetheart you love is true,
If the sweetheart you love is true.
All nature takes on another tinge,
Eternal your joy it seems,
You think you soar on the great white wings,
In a paradise full of dreams.
You gaze in the eyes of the girl you love,
For a kiss from her lips you sue;
And it leaves no doubt, us they prettily pout,
That the sweetheart you love is true,
That the sweetheart you love is true.
There's nothing, for her, but you'll do,
When once you know, and you say it low,
' Yes, the sweetheart I love Is true,
Yes, the sweetheart I love is true."