by John Ernest McCann (flourished c1890)
Me and Nancy
Language: English
Sweet Nancy, you’re my fancy! Do not heed the neighbor’s talk Sweet Nancy, only fancy Some day we may own New York! Sweet Nancy, none can fancy How I love you night and day! Sweet Nancy, my own fancy, Don’t mind what the neighbors say! Ev’ry Sunday, me and Nancy Go uptown to Central Park; We pretend the Park’s the country, Coming home when it is dark, Then I leave her on her doorstep, My hand holding her hand tight. If the neighbors should be looking, Then I softly say “good night!” Sweet Nancy, you’re my fancy! Do not heed the neighbor’s talk Sweet Nancy, only fancy Some day we may own New York! Sweet Nancy, none can fancy How I love you night and day! Sweet Nancy, my own fancy, Don’t mind what the neighbors say! When we’re married, me and Nancy, Far uptown we’ll go for good; Say goodbye to alley neighbors; That is fully understood. Ev’ry day will then be Sunday, Circled by a plain gold ring. And, when we are old and feeble, Then this dear old song I’ll sing: Sweet Nancy, you’re my fancy! Do not heed the neighbor’s talk Sweet Nancy, only fancy Some day we may own New York! Sweet Nancy, none can fancy How I love you night and day! Sweet Nancy, my own fancy, Don’t mind what the neighbors say!
Text Authorship:
- by John Ernest McCann (flourished c1890) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Victor Herbert (1859 - 1924), "Me and Nancy" [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2016-03-28
Line count: 40
Word count: 229