MY SWEET ADAIR
(L. Wolfe Gilbert (m) / Anatol Friedland (L))


James F. Harrison & James Reed - 1915
Conway's Band (Instr.) - 1915
Walter Van Brunt - 1915
Patti Page - 1948
Pete King & His Orch. (vocal: The Singing Waiters) - 1958





There's the nicest little club house down my way
Where sweethearts stray at close of day
They gather 'round the piano singing pretty songs
Just to pass the time away
I stand outside the window listening to their harmony
And this refrain rings in my memory

Adair, my sweet Adair, I dare you to be mine
I swear, each night declare I'll win your heart, your love divine
I'm saving up my kisses and I've surely saved a few
I'm waiting for the time when I can give them all to you
Adair, my sweet Adair, I dare you, double dare you to be mine

Seems like in my dreams I hear that melody
It follows me just like a plea
From olden golden days when two hearts beat as one
We were happy constantly
I still stand by the window, though I know it is in vain
Recalling days brought back by that refrain

Adair, my sweet Adair, I dare you to be mine
I swear each night declare I'll win your heart, your love divine
I'm saving up my kisses and I've surely saved a few
I'm waiting for the time when I can give them all to you
Adair, my sweet Adair, I dare you, double dare you to be mine


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As recorded by JAMES F. HARRISON & JAMES REED, 
August 11th 1915, Camden, New Jersey, USA:


There's the nicest little club house down our way
Where sweethearts stray at close of day
They gather 'round the piano singing pretty songs
Just to pass the time away
I stand outside my window listening to their harmony
And this refrain rings in my memory

Adair (My sweet Adair), my sweet Adair (my sweet adair)
I dare you to be mine
I swear (My sweet Adair), each night declare (each night declare)
I'll win your heart, your love divine
I'm saving up my kisses and I've surely saved a few
I'm waiting for the time when I can give them all to you
Adair (My sweet Adair), my sweet Adair (my sweet adair)
I dare you, double dare you to be mine

(Cello Solo)

I'm saving up my kisses and I've surely saved a few
I'm waiting for the time when I can give them all to you
Adair (My sweet Adair), my sweet Adair (my sweet adair)
I dare you, double dare you to be mine
Be mine






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle and David Story - February 2014)



NOTES:

L. Wolfe Gilbert was a Russian born American songwriter 
who collaborated with Anatol Friedland, himself Russian 
trained artist, for a number of compositions during the 1910s.

Patti Page was an American pop music artist from Oklahoma 
and was purportedly the best selling female artist in the 
1950s. In her lifetime (over 60 performing years) she sold 
over 100 million records.

She was known to her adoring fans as 'The Singin' Rage, 
Miss Patti Page'.