I Want To Tell You Something - song lyrics 
American Old-time song lyrics from www.traditionalmusic.co.uk 
I Want to Tell You Something. Copyright, 1895, by T. B. Harms & Co. Words and Music by R. K. Walsh. 
A girl and boy, at play together, built a mansion in the sand; One played lady, and the other master was of all the land. Soon disputes-the rulers sunder-she in tears and he distressed; Then he tries to mend the blunder, says, to rouse her interest: 
Chorus. "Say? I want to tell you something, maybe you would like to hear; Let me whisper just this one thing-Don't stand off so far, come near!" Then he tells his story shyly, gives to her a soft caress; And she smiles In answer slyly, while she murmurs a sweet "Yes." 
As years pass by, a maiden graceful grows, to look with love-lit eyes For the time when visions blissful two hearts will realize. he a stalwart youth, embarrassed, strives to speak the fateful word; Hesitates, with doubting harassed, this is what the maiden heard: Cho