In this thread a requestor back in 2002 asked for a song called (she thought) MY BEST GIRL, which her grandmother sang to her mother as a lullaby (although I doubt that it was written as a lullaby). I went looking for this song among my usual sources of sheet music, and I don't think I found it, but I did find several songs called MY BEST GIRL, or that use that phrase as part of the title. I thought it best to report my findings in a new thread.

From Indiana University: Click for PDF file of sheet music.


MY BEST GIRL
Walter Donaldson
New York & Detroit: Jerome H. Remick & Co., 1924.

1. I've got a pal.
He's got a gal,
Ev'rything a little gal should be.
Oh, how he raves!
How he behaves,
Just a little lovesick, I can see.
He doesn't see her ev'ry day,
But if she passes by, you'll hear him say:

CHORUS: There she goes on her toes,
All dressed up in her Sunday clothes—
My best girl.
Just like Sweet Rosie O'Grady,
She's just a sweet little lady.
Calls me up now and then.
Calls me down only when
I'm too smart.
Since we've been acquainted,
The church is newly painted.
I guess the preacher was wise from the start.
What a pal!
What a gal!
Just as sweet as Frivolous Sal—
My best girl.

2. I like my pal.
I like his gal,
And I like the way she sings his song:
"Nobody knows.
Nobody cares
Just how I seem to get along,
But maybe I could smile someday."
Oh, gee! I'd love to let you hear me say:— CHORUS