LITTLE ANNIE ROONEY
(Michael Nolan 1889)




A winning way, a pleasant smile,
Dress so neat, but quite in style,
Merry chaff your time to wile,
Has little Annie Rooney!
Ev'ry ev'ning rain or shine,
I make a call, 'twixt eight and nine,
On her who shortly will be mine,
Little Annie Rooney!

She's my sweetheart I'm her beau,
She's my Annie I'm her Joe.
Soon we'll marry, never to part,
Little Annie Rooney is my sweetheart!

The parlour's small, but neat and clean,
And set with taste so seldom seen,
And you can bet, the household queen
Is little Annie Rooney!
The fire burns cheerfully and bright,
As a fam'ly circle round, each night
We form, and ev'ryone's delight,
Is little Annie Rooney!

She's my sweetheart I'm her beau,
She's my Annie I'm her Joe.
Soon we'll marry, never to part,
Little Annie Rooney is my sweetheart!

We've been engaged close on a year,
The happy time is drawing near,
I'll wed the one I love so dear,
Little Annie Rooney!
My friends declare I am in jest,
Until the time comes will not rest,
But one who knows its value best
Is little Annie Rooney!

She's my sweetheart I'm her beau,
She's my Annie I'm her Joe.
Soon we'll marry, never to part,
Little Annie Rooney is my sweetheart!



(Contributed by Peter Akers - March 2016)