[Nancy:]
If you want to show your passion
in a floral kind of fashion,
You must choose the proper blooms for your bouquet.
There are several I know of
with a meaning à propos of
Just the sort of thing that lovers like to say.
Though of feelings rather rashful,
Yet you can't help feeling bashful,
Now a peony that word will represent;
Then a very choice carnation
will express your admiration,
And I'm sure the girl will gather what is meant.
Ev'ry flow'r has a meaning, more or less,
That is not so very difficult to guess.
If you love a maiden dearly,
but you don't know what to say,
I advise you just to send the girl a beautiful bouquet.
[Ladies:]
Ev'ry flow'r has a meaning, more or less,
That is not so very difficult to guess, you may guess.
If you love a maiden dearly,
but you don't know what to say,
[All:]
We advise you just to send the girl a beautiful bouquet.
[Nancy:]
Then to prove that your affection
will not fail you, make selection
Of a violet of deep delicious blue;
And a pansy, for the latter
may throw light upon the matter,
It will say to her, "My thoughts are all of you!"
Then I really don't see why you,
if you chance to have it by you,
Shouldn't send a bit of sweet forget-me-not,
And unless you think that it'll
be suggestive, add a little
Piece of dainty orange blossom to the lot.
Ev'ry flow'r has a meaning, more or less,
That is not so very difficult to guess.
If you love a maiden dearly,
but you don't know what to say,
I advise you just to send the girl a beautiful bouquet.
[Ladies:]
Ev'ry flow'r has a meaning, more or less,
That is not so very difficult to guess, you may guess.
If you love a maiden dearly,
but you don't know what to say,
[All:]
We advise you just to send the girl a beautiful bouquet.
[Nancy:]
Now this sort of conversation
ought to meet with approbation
From those gentlemen who very often find
That their fancy's rather fickle,
and they get into a pickle
Just because they really can't make up their mind.
On a maiden you may shower
any sentimental flower,
Of the consequences do not be afraid,
She cannot get satisfaction
in a breach of promise action,
For your gifts are all so liable to fade.
If you've sent her a note of any sort,
It may be produc'd as evidence in court,
And some rather heavy damages
perhaps you'll have to pay,
But there's nothing compromising in a beautiful bouquet.
[Ladies:]
If you've sent her a note of any sort,
It may be produc'd as evidence in court, dence in court,
And some rather heavy damages
perhaps you'll have to pay,
[All:]
But there's nothing compromising in a beautiful bouquet.