A KISS FROM YOUR OWN DEAR WIFE.
Words and music by Gus Williams.
In this world I’ve had my pleasures, both upon the land and sea,
Always looking upon the bright side, I’m contented as can be.
All the joys of life I’ve tasted, nothing e’er has gone amiss,
And the acme of enjoyment, simply lies in a sweet kiss!
Chorus.
A sweet little kiss when a baby
You got from your mother dear,
A kiss from the girl you loved when a boy,
With love that was quite sincere;
A kiss from the one you called sweetheart,
While journeying on through life,
But the sweetest of all that I can recall
Is the kiss from your own dear wife.
There’s a kiss, the kiss of parting, an unwelcome sad embrace,
Other kisses are all sweetness, as they happen in their place;
What’s a kiss, what does it taste like, can you tell me, now I ask?
Even Webster can’t define it, to describe it is a task!—Chorus.
Copyright, 1893, by Frank Tousey. The complete words and music of this song will be sent by mail for 20 cents. Address, Frank Tousey, Publisher, 34 and 36 North Moore Street, New York. Catalogues sent free upon application.