Title: American Old Time Song Lyrics
Subject: Traditional & Folk Music
Author: www.traditionalmusic.co.uk
Keywords: Old time music, American, oldtimey, bluegrass

The Smile - song lyrics 
American Old-time song lyrics from www.traditionalmusic.co.uk 
THE SMILE. Copyright, 1892, by Francis, Day & Hunter. Written by Alfred J. Morris. Composed by Geo. Le Brunn. 
There are people you can understand exactly what they mean By their smile, by their smile; And others that you can't make out, and nothing seems to gleam By their smile, by their smile. There's the friend who tries to bluff you as he tells a clever lie. Or another who will nudge his pal and wink the other eye; You're going to lend them twenty-five, when suddenly you spy That they smile-such a smile. 
Chorus. Such smiles as that you can't forget when once they have been seen; You understand immediately exactly what they mean When they ask you for a dollar; you declare your out of collar, And you smile-such a smile. 
Have you ever seen a tough with his girl upon his arm, Don't he smile, don't he smile; He'll shove her in the jaw for love, and don't she take it calm-See her smile, see her smile. See 'em down at Coney Island, there's Maria and 'Rorty Ted. See 'em in a swing, devouring clams or fish and bread. And if the works go wrong and Ria comes down on her hand, Don't he smile-what a smile. 
Chorus. Such smiles as that you shan't forget when once they have been seen; You understand immediately exactly what they mean, But if instead of Ria, it is Ted who comes the flyer, Don't he smile, don't he smile. 
When a dirty gutter urchin snots an old gent drop a dime, Don't he smile, don't he smile; And when he grabs it up and murmurs, "Now I'll cut a shine "-Mark his smile, see him smile. Then he ponders for a moment, gives a knowing kind of wink: "Shall I speculate or save it," you can almost hear him think; He spins it up-well, heads or tails? hard luck-it's down the sink-Then don't he smile-what a smile. 
Chorus. Such smiles as those you can't forget when once they have been seen; You understand immediately exactly what they mean; You can't hear what he stutters, but you guess the word he mutters By his smile-what a smile. 
When a fellow asks his sweetheart, and she names the happy day, Don't he smile, don't he smile; And on a pleasant honey-moon he carries her away With a smile, such a smile. For one long year they've married been, and never had a row, He a loving husband, she true to her marriage vow; And when the nurse says, "It's all right, sir; you're a father now"Don't he smile-what a smile. 
Chorus. Such smiles as those you can't forget when once they have been seen; You understand immediately exactly what they mean When she says, They're just like you, sir; why, don't you know there's two, sir; Don't he smile-what a smile.