by Jerome D. Kern, Will It All End in Smoke? (1913)
“ In gaunty way, I'll smile, I'll joke, Be gay, I'll take her hand and look quite boldly in her eyes, And say "I love you with a love that the world defies," Oh no, I won't, When she's in sight, I grow quite cold with fright, My nerves and courage always seem to leave me quite. To tell her tell her tell her all. [Refrain] Dame Nicotine, Pray intervene, For an unfortunate lover, What do these smoke rings mean? Lightly above me they hover, Are they a sign shes to be mine? Or is my love but a joke? Will it all end in smoke? Will it all end in smoke. ”
