A popular song from 1916. From the “ZIEGFELD FOLLIES OF 1916,” 1916. Also used in “STEP THIS WAY,” 1916. Words and Music by Irving Berlin. Cover Art by Albert W. Barbelle. Copyright ©18 Aug 1916. Sheet Music from the collection of Michael Deatz.
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If I had my way, I’d always stay
In Florida among the palms
With its peaceful air of “I don’t care”
And lazy atmosphere that calms
My one favorite haunt
Is a palm tree, and all I want
Is someone just to rest in my arms
I’d love to live among
The bamboo huts, the cocoanuts
There’s something in the climate that charms
Heaven’s corridor is sunny Florida
Home of the shelt’ring palms
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