Let Me Call You Sweetheart

"Let Me Call You Sweetheart"
Sheet music cover (1910)
Song
Written	1910
Composer(s)	Leo Friedman
Lyricist(s)	Beth Slater Whitson

"Let Me Call You Sweetheart" is a popular song, with music by Leo Friedman and lyrics by Beth Slater Whitson. The song was published in 1910 and was a huge hit for the Peerless Quartet in 1911. A recording by Arthur Clough was very popular the same year too.^[1] A 1924 recording identifies a Spanish title, "Déjame llamarte mía".

Lyrics[]

The complete lyrics:

I am dreaming Dear of you, day by day
Dreaming when the skies are blue, When they're gray
When the silv'ry moonlight gleams, Still I wander on in dreams
In a land of love, it seems, Just with you

Chorus:
Let me call you "Sweetheart," I'm in love with you
Let me hear you whisper that you love me too
Keep the love-light glowing in your eyes so true
Let me call you "Sweetheart," I'm in love with you

Longing for you all the while, More and more;
Longing for the sunny smile, I adore
Birds are singing far and near, Roses blooming ev'rywhere
You, alone, my heart can cheer; You, just you

Chorus

Other notable recordings[]

• Bing Crosby – recorded August 8, 1934 and on July 17, 1944.^[2]
• Denny Dennis (1941) – later included in the compilation LP Yours for a Song issued in 1969.^[3]
• Joni James – for her album Among My Souvenirs (1958).^[4]
• The Mills Brothers – included in their album Greatest Barbershop Hits (1959).^[5]
• Pat Boone and Shirley Boone – included in the album Side by Side (1959).^[6]
• Patti Page – for her album I've Heard That Song Before (1958).^[7]
• Fats Domino - recorded February 15, 1965.
• Slim Whitman – included in his album Red River Valley (1977).
• Valerie Carter and Linda Ronstadt – Barney Reprise

Film and TV appearances[]

• 1936 Mickey's Rival – Minnie Mouse hums it and Mickey whistles it while setting up their picnic, then part of the melody plays in the background at the end of the short
• 1937 Make Way for Tomorrow – Victor Moore sings the song with Beulah Bondi, and the film ends with an instrumental rendition plays into the credits
• 1938 Swiss Miss – sung by Oliver Hardy
• 1940 Waterloo Bridge
• 1943 Thousands Cheer – sung by Gene Kelly whilst dancing with a mop
• 1945 Diamond Horseshoe – performed by Beatrice Kay'
• 1948 For the Love of Mary
• 1966 Follow Me, Boys! – sung by a group of Boy Scouts
• 1975 The Waltons S03E20 - The Shivaree. - sung to the Newlyweds by a group headed by Ike
• 1979 The Rose – sung by Bette Midler
• 1982 The Waltons - A Day of Thanks on Walton's Mountain - sung just before the closing credits
• 1984 Hart to Hart – sung to each other by Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers at the end of the fifth-season episode entitled "Max's Waltz"
• 1995 America's Funniest Home Videos - sung by Ken Moore in the winning video Sweetheart Singing Proposal
• 1998 Barney's Great Adventure – performed by George Hearn
• 2005 The Greatest Game Ever Played – an instrumental version by a band is heard on the soundtrack
• 2012 Downton Abbey – sung by Shirley MacLaine
• 2014 52 Tuesdays – used over the end credits in this Australian film about a transgender father and his daughter Billie
• 2014 When Calls the Heart – sung by Pascale Hutton in Season 2 Episode 4
• 2017 Adventure Time – used in Season 9 Elements episode sung by Candy Kingdom characters
• 2020 Murdoch Mysteries - used in Season 13 Episode 17 "Things Left Behind", sung by the character Dr. Andrew Dixon

References[]

External links[]

• Heritage of Harmony barbershop version
• Sheet Music for "Let Me Call You Sweetheart", Harold Rossiter Music Co., 1910.
• 1924 recording by tenor Lewis James and the , in the National Jukebox (uses Flash)
• 1930 cartoon Ethel Merman sings in a Betty Boop cartoon