BEAUTIFUL GIRL
(Words & Music by James L. Dempsey, 1919)


I don't know why I call you my dear,
I don't know why I feel so sincere
Why do I want you why am I glad,
Why am I happy, why am I sad.
Why do I smile when I ought to cry
Why do you say good-bye,
Why am I yearning, my heart is burning,
I know the reason why.

You are the dearest you are the best,
You are so different from all the rest
I love to gaze in those tender eyes,
A world of wealth is no greater prize
You have a charm that seems to be new
It thrills me thru and thru, 
Don't leave me lonely,
I want you only, 
Nobody else but you.

Beautiful girl, 
I love you, beautiful girl, I love you
I loved you truly for many a day, 
There's only one thing that my heart seems to say,
Beautiful girl, 
You haunt me, beautiful girl, 
I want you I love your eyes. 
Your smile, your sighs,
You beautiful, beautiful girl.