I own a little
House and
I sail a
Little boat
And the fish
I catch
I sell...
And in a manner
Of speakin'
I'm doin' very well
I love a little
Girl and she's
In love with me
And soon she'll
Be my bride
And in a manner
Of speakin'
I should be
Satisfied
If I told you
My plans and the
Things I intend
lt'd make ev'ry
Curl on your head
Stand on end!
When I make
Enough money
Out o' one
Little boat
I'll put all my
Money in
Another little boat
I'll make twice
As much out
O' two little boats
And the first thing
You know
I'll have four
Little boats!
Then eight
Little boats
Then a fleet
Of little boats!
Then a great big
Fleet of great
Big boats...
All catchin' herring
Bringin' it to shore
Sailin' out again
And bringin' in
More
And more and more
And more...!
Who 's goin ' t'eat
All that herring ?
They ain't goin'
To be herring!
Goin' to put
Them in cans
And call 'em
Sardines!
Carrie, I'm goin '
T' get rich
On sardines,
I mean we 're
Goin ' t' get rich
You and me
And all of us
The first year
We 're married
We 'll have
One little kid
The second year
We 'll go and have
Another little kid
You 'll soon be
Damin ' socks for
Eight little feet
Are you buildin' up
To another fleet?
We'll build a lot
More rooms
Our dear little
House'll get bigger
Our dear little
House'll get bigger!
And so will my
Figger!
When the children
Are asleep
We'll sit and dream
The things that
Ev'ry other
Dad and Mother
Dream
When the children
Are asleep and
Lights are low
If I still love you
The way
I love you today
You'll pardon
My sayin,
"I told you so"
When the children
Are asleep
I'll dream with you
We'll think
What fun we have
Had and be glad
That it all
Came true!
When the children
Are asleep, we'll
Sit and dream
Dream all alone
The things that
Ev'ry other
Dad and Mother
Dream
Dreams that
Won't be
Interrupted
When the children
Are asleep and
Lights are low
Lo! And behold
If I still love you
The way
I love you today
You'll pardon my
Saying,
"I told you so!"
When the children
Are asleep
I'll dream with you
You'll dream
With me
We'll think what fun
We have had
And be glad that
It all came true!
When today
Is a long time
Ago
You'll still hear me
Say that the best
Dream I know is...
You...
When the children
Are asleep, I'll
Dream with you!