Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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A popular song from 1913
Words by Al Dubin and Clarence Gaskill
Music by Gustav Benkhart

Sung by Laurence Rubenstein
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne

Get the sheet music and accompaniment here:
sheetmusicsinger.com/all-i-want-is-a-beautiful-girl

Lyrics

What do I want so very badly?
What do I miss so very sadly?
What do I want? What can it be?
Look at me; can’t you see?
Oh, what do I need when I am lonely?
Nothing will do but one thing only,
Something I’m always dreaming of;
For I’m falling in love:

Chorus 1
All I want is a beautiful girl;
All I want is a dutiful girl.
Eyes that shine like stars above;
Lips that speak of love, love, love, love.
Underneath the silvery moon,
I just want to cuddle and spoon.
I’ve a house and lot that’s handy;
Now a girl would make it dandy.
And the beautiful girl I want is you!

Verse 2
When we are married, dearie, maybe
Someone will send a bouncing baby.
While you are making homemade pies,
I will sing lullabies.
And if it will look just like its mother,
Then I will pray for still another,
For there is nothing in this world
Like a beautiful girl:

Chorus 2
All I want is a beautiful girl;
All I want is a dutiful girl.
Eyes that shine like stars above;
Lips that speak of love, love, love, love.
Underneath the silvery moon,
I just want to cuddle and spoon.
Girls were made for love and marriage,
Rocking baby, pushing carriage,
But the beautiful girl I want is you!

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