Dedicated to Mme. Amelita Galli-Curei
"Were I" (1923)
Words by Nan Terrell Reed
Music by Carrie Jacobs-Bond, 1862-1946
[Source: "Songs Everybody Sings", pp. 67-69]

1.
Were I a leaf I'd like to be
A scarlet one upon a tree,
And I would swing and never fall,
Just cling and cling, and fool 'em all!

2.
Were I a rose I'd be so rare
They would not find me ev'rywhere,
And from the day that I was born
I would not grow a single thorn.

3.
Were I a star up in the sky
I'd wear a twinkle in my eye,
I'd shine so bright they could not see
Another single star but me!