Alice in Wonderland (Kern)

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Alice in Wonderland (1915)
Jerome Kern (music) and Harry B. Smith (lyrics)
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[Verse]

In a shady nook in a garden,
One long summer afternoon,
Golden haired Alice fell fast asleep
while the bees hummed a lullaby tune,
And what Alice dreamed in the garden
was a marvelous dream indeed;
So a poet wrote Alices dream in a book.
For old and young children to read!

[Refrain]

I wish I could wander in wonderland
Don't you?
I wish I could meet all the people she met
Don't you?
To that Mad tea party I'd love to go,
With all those wonderful guests we know,
I wish the white Rabbit would take my hand
and lead me to wonderland!

[Verse]

I would love to meet the old Duchess,
And talk with the gossiping mouse,
Hear the wise old remarks of the Dodo Bird,
Meet that Puppy as big as a house,
And the Footman Frog and the Footman Fish,
and the whole of the Court Card group;
I would love the Mock Turtle who wept and who sighed.
For fear he would end in the soup!

[Refrain]

I wish I could wander in wonderland
Don't you?
I wish I could meet all the people she met
Don't you?
Oh it would be jolly to have a chat,
With that grinning, Cheerfully, Chesire Cat,
I wish the Black Kitten would take my hand
and lead me to wonderland!
I do
Don't you?
I'm perfectly sure you do.

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929.


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