Mighty Lak A Rose by Frank Lebby Stanton

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MIGHTY LAK A ROSE
by Frank Lebby Stanton

Sweetest l'il feller,
Everybody knows;
Dunno what to call him,
But he mighty lak' a rose!

Lookin' at his Mammy
Wid eyes so shiny blue,
Mek' you think that heav'n
Is comin' clost-ter you!

W'en he's a dar a-sleepin',
In his li'l place,
Think I see de angels
Lookin' thro' de lace.

When de dark is fallin',
When de shadders creep,
Den dey comes on tiptoe
Ter kiss 'im in his sleep.

Sweetest l'il feller,
Everybody knows;
Dunno what to call him,
But he mighty lak' a rose!

Lookin' at his Mammy
Wid eyes so shiny blue,
Mek' you think that heav'n
Is comin' clost-ter you!

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Frank Lebby Stanton was born in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1857. He received a common school education and was apprenticed at the early age of twelve as a printer. From 1889 until his death in 1927 he was editorial writer for the Atlanta Constitution. Frank L. Stanton was named Poet Laureate of Georgia in 1925. Many of his poems, have been set to music.

The music for Mighty Lak a Rose was composed by Ethelbert Nevin.

This tremendously popular song has been covered by Frank Sinatra, Patti Page, Paul Robeson, Nina Simone and many others.

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