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Kind friends, as here I stand to sing, | =Tunes= | ||
That now I've made my bow, I | *Tune used in [[Deseret Sunday School Songs, 1909]] (no. 34), by [[Evan Stephens]] | ||
But never mind, for I'm a boy | **Copyright: [[Public Domain]] | ||
A rough and ready sort of | |||
A Mormon | =Lyrics= | ||
I might be envied by a king, | *Poet: [[Evan Stephens]] | ||
My father | *Copyright: [[Public Domain]] | ||
I want to be like him and do | ==Lyrics from [[Deseret Sunday School Songs, 1909]] (no. 269)== | ||
My faults I'll try to overcome | <pre>1. Kind friends, as here I stand to sing, | ||
With pride I'll lift my head and say, I am a Mormon | So very queer <nowiki>[strange]</nowiki> I feel, | ||
That now I've made my bow, I fear | |||
I don't look quite genteel; | |||
But, never mind, for I'm a boy | |||
That's always full of joy— | |||
A rough and ready sort of chap— | |||
An honest "Mormon" boy. | |||
Chorus. | |||
A "Mormon" boy, a "Mormon" boy, | |||
I am a "Mormon" boy; | |||
I might be envied by a king, | |||
For I am a "Mormon" boy. | |||
2. I'm proud to know that I was born | |||
Among these mountains high, | |||
Where I've been taught to love the truth, | |||
And scorn to tell a lie; | |||
Yet I'll confess that I am wild, | |||
And often do annoy, | |||
My dearest friends, but that's a fault | |||
Of many a "Mormon" boy. | |||
3. My father is a "Mormon" true, | |||
And when I am a man, | |||
I want to be like him, and do | |||
Just all the good I can. | |||
My faults I'll try to overcome, | |||
And while I life enjoy, | |||
With pride I'll lift my head, and say, | |||
I am a "Mormon" boy.</pre> | |||
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Revision as of 01:44, 29 August 2007
Tunes
- Tune used in Deseret Sunday School Songs, 1909 (no. 34), by Evan Stephens
- Copyright: Public Domain
Lyrics
- Poet: Evan Stephens
- Copyright: Public Domain
Lyrics from Deseret Sunday School Songs, 1909 (no. 269)
1. Kind friends, as here I stand to sing, So very queer [strange] I feel, That now I've made my bow, I fear I don't look quite genteel; But, never mind, for I'm a boy That's always full of joy— A rough and ready sort of chap— An honest "Mormon" boy. Chorus. A "Mormon" boy, a "Mormon" boy, I am a "Mormon" boy; I might be envied by a king, For I am a "Mormon" boy. 2. I'm proud to know that I was born Among these mountains high, Where I've been taught to love the truth, And scorn to tell a lie; Yet I'll confess that I am wild, And often do annoy, My dearest friends, but that's a fault Of many a "Mormon" boy. 3. My father is a "Mormon" true, And when I am a man, I want to be like him, and do Just all the good I can. My faults I'll try to overcome, And while I life enjoy, With pride I'll lift my head, and say, I am a "Mormon" boy.
