If I Were A Little Pond Lily

Written for: Mr. Dodd Takes The Air (1937)
Performer: Kenny Baker (dubbed by UNKNOWN baritone)
Lyric: Al Dubin
Music: Harry Warren
Year: 1937
Original publisher: M. Witmark & Sons

Chorus 1:

If I were a lily, a little pond lily,
I'd have a romance with the sun;
I'd frown at the clouds that would come in between,
And smile when they drifted away from the scene.
If I were a lily, a little pond lily,
I'd flirt with the birds flying by;
And once in a while,
Maybe I could beguile
A vagabond butterfly.

Interlude:

Tra-la-la, tra-la-la, tra-la-la, tra-la-la,
Tra-la-la, tra-la-la, tra-la-la-la.

Chorus 2:

If I were a lily, a little pond lily
Who lived in a blue lily pond;
You'd never suspect what a siren I'd be,
I'd lure ev'ry bullfrog who looked up at me.
If I were a lily, a little pond lily,
And old Mister Moon were in sight;
I would soon catch his eye
And I'd tenderly sigh,
Let's play peek-a-boo tonight,
Come play peek-a-boo tonight.