Since I First Met You Poem by George Ade

I am a dashing, gay Lothario;
I've a reputation as a gallant beau;
Courting pretty girls is a habit hard to break;
I'm a bold coquette and rather reckless rake.
I've told my love to many a girl,
But never a word was true,
For my passion intense, it was a mere pretense
Until I encountered you.

I've been courting many, many times;
In the most exclusive circles I'm a pet —
Writing little notes, and inditing tender rhymes
To the maids of ev'ry station that I've met.
I've sworn that each was my first love,
But never a word was true,
For I never knew bliss of a kind like this,
Until I encountered you.

Since I first met you,
Since I first met you,
The open sky above me seems a deeper blue;
Golden, rippling sunshine warms me through and through,
Each flower has a new perfume,
Since I met you!