Sweet as the flowers in May time Sweet as the dew on the rose I would rather be somebody's darling As a poor girl who nobody knows Oh, mama scolds me for flirting What is as a poor girl to do Oh, this world would be sad without a lover And this world would be sad without you Oh, I wish I had someone to love me Someone just to call me their own Be the rule over somebody's kitchen Or the queen over somebody's home Sweet as the flowers in May time Sweet as the dew on the rose I would rather be somebody's darling As a poor girl who nobody knows Oh, what is the use of us parting Wherever there's a will, there's a way Tomorrow the sun may be shining Although it is cloudy today Sweet as the flowers in May time Sweet as the dew on the rose I would rather be somebody's darling As a poor girl who nobody knows