I want a girl

When I was a boy my mother often said to me
Get married boy and see how happy you will be
I have looked all over, but no girlie can I find,
Who seems to be just like the little girl I have in mind,
I will have to look around until the right one I have found.

Chorus
I want a girl, just like the girl that married dear old Dad
She was a pearl and the only girl that Daddy ever had,
A good old fashioned girl with heart so true,
One who loves nobody else but you,
I want a girl, just like the girl that married dear old Dad.

By the old mill stream there sit a couple old and gray,
Though years have rolled away, their hearts are young today.
Mother dear looks up at Dad with love light in her eye,
He steals a kiss, a fond embrace, while evening breezes sigh,
They're as happy as can be, so that's the kind of love for me. ^[6]

When I was a boy, my mother often repeated to me:
Marry, son, and you will know happiness.
But wherever I was looking, I could not find the one
What seems to me in my thoughts.
I will search until I find ...

Chorus
I need a girl, the same girl my dear father once married.
She was the pearl and the only girl of my father.
Nice, old-fashioned and with a pure heart,
The one who loves only you.
I need a girl, the same girl my dear father once married.

An old couple sits near an old water mill.
After so many years, their hearts are still young today.
Mom looks at her father with love.
He steals a kiss, a love hug, while the evening breeze blows.
They are happy as soon as they can be, and this is the understanding of love for me.