My Little Girl Lyrics by Sam Lewis and Will Dillon Key: D Music by Albert Von Tilzer Copyright 1916 Chords and Lyrics Provided by Judy Muldawer For Educational Purposes Only Visit banjojudy.com for Additional Songs Join the Facebook Group "Ukulele Music - The Early 1900's" File Created 10/11/2020 Verse 1: A7D I write these lines to tell you Ddim Em7 A7 That I’m sor-ry I left home Em7 A7 Be-cause I'm all a-lone D D#dim A7 Why did you let me roam? D Someone put the jinx on me F7 A Edim I'm up against it strong Bm I'm out of work C#m E7 A7 Gm6A And so I wrote a song A7 Em7 A7 The first verse, dear, is very sweet D C7B7 Be-cause it speaks of you E7 I'm sending you the chorus, C#m E7 A7 G#7A7 Read it thru Chorus: D Ddim A7 D My little girl, you know I love you Ddim A7 Em7A7 And I long for you each day Em7 A7 Em7 A7 My little girl, I'm dreaming of you Em7 A7 D AdimA7 Tho' you're many miles a-way D I see the lane Ddim A7 D Down in the wild-wood Am7 D7 G B7Em7 Where you prom-ised to be true C7 My little girl B7 E7 I know you're waiting A A7 D AdimA7 And I'm com-ing back to you. Verse 2: D The second verse is not complete DdimEm7 A7 I cannot rhyme the part Em7 A7 That goes with aching heart D D#dim A7 But I was never smart D You know that the chorus F7 A Edim Is the part that must be heard Bm C#m And now I've got a job E7 A7 Gm6A To rhyme that word A7 Em7 A7 Now if this song should make a hit D C7B7 I'll marry you in June E7 And if it don't C#m E7 A7 G#7A7 There'll be no honey moon Chorus Repeat: D Parody: D Ddim A7 D The bride came home from the wedding Ddim A7 Em7A7 She went straight up-stairs to bed Em7 A7 Em7 A7 She lay her false teeth on the bureau Em7 A7 D AdimA7 And her cor-set on the chair D She lay her shape Ddim A7 D A-way in the corner Am7 D7 G B7Em7 And her false leg on the stair C7 B7 When I came in I said, E7 "I'd like to love you, A A7 Em7A7 D But you're scat-tered ev-‘ry where." Several Suggested Ukulele Chord Shapes: