I'll Be All Smiles Tonight- Minnie Wood c. 1890s
[This song was written by T. B. Ransom in 1879. It was recorded by a number of old-time country artists including the Carter Family and Bradley Kincaid.
R. Matteson 2014]
I'LL BE ALL SMILES TONIGHT
I'll deck my brow with roses,
For my loved one may be there,
And the jewel that he gave me
Shall shine within my hair;
And even those who know me
Will think my heart is light
Though my heart may break tomorrow
I'll be all smiles tonight.
CHORUS
I'll be all smiles tonight, love
I'll be all smiles tonight;
Though my heart may break tomorrow,
I'm all smiles tonight.
When through the door he enters;
His bride upon his arm,
I'll strive to gaze upon him
As through she was a charm,
When flatterers come around me,
They I think my heart is light :
Though my heart may break tomorrow,
"I'll be all smile's tonight."
And when the dance has started,
Oh, how I will rejoice,
I'll sing the songs he taught me,
Without a faltering voice,
And even those who know me
With him my heart is light,
Though my heart may break tomorrow,
I'll be all smiles tonight."
And when the dance is over,
And all have gone to rest;
I'll think of him, dear Mother,
The one whom I love best
And though my heart is breaking,
I never shall repine;
Though the one that I love dearly,
He never shall be mine.
Remembered by Mrs. L. L. McDowell from the singing of Minnie Wood, who afterward became Mrs. Luther Allen. Remembered by L. L. McDowell from the singing of Joanna Rascoe, afterward Mrs. Jim Dillion, of Walling, Tennessee.