The poem
If the good King only knew, Lindy Lou, What a cherub child are you, It is true, He would step down from his throne, And would claim you for his own, Then whatever would I do, Lindy Lou?
As I kiss your tiny feet, Lindy Lou, I just feel I want to eat All of you. What's so heaven-sweet and mild As a happy baby-child? If you died I would die too, Lindy Lou?
What's so lovely on this earth, Lindy Lou, As your innocence and mirth Shining through? Let us all do what we may To make little children gay, Heaven-happy, just as you, Lindy Lou.