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Mighty Like A Rose

Frank Lebby Stanton

“Mighty Like A Rose” as printed in The Canadian Soldiers' Song Book (1918).

Frank Lebby Stanton: Collected Lyrics Text 1 1918 · historical text
Public domainSoldier songHistorical song
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This text comes from The Canadian Soldiers' Song Book, a historical songbook transcribed on Wikisource and reproduced from the pinned revision linked below.

Verse 1

Sweetest li'l' feller,

Ev'ry-body knows;

Dun-no what to call 'im,

But he mighty lak' a rose!

Lookin' at his Mammy

Wid eyes so shiny blue,

Mek' you think that heav'n

Is comin' clost ter you!

Verse 2

When he's dare a sleeping in his li'l' place,

Think I see de Angels lookin through de lace

When de dark is fallin, when de shadows creep

Then they come on tiptoe to kiss him in his sleep

Chorus—Repeat 1st eight lines).

Credits

Written by Frank Lebby Stanton

Words by Frank Lebby Stanton. Historical text published in The Canadian Soldiers' Song Book (1918); public domain. No claim to a modern recording or arrangement.

Source & text edition

The Canadian Soldiers' Song Book (1918), “Mighty Like A Rose”

The 1918 published edition is in the public domain in the United States (pre-1931 publication). Entries whose credited author died more than 70 years ago are also in the public domain in life-plus-70 jurisdictions; other entries are held.

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