I once had a gown, it was almost new
Oh, the daintiest thing, it was sweet Alice blue
With little forget-me-nots placed here and there
When I had it on, I walked on the air
And it wore, and it wore, and it wore
'Til it went, and it wasn't no more
In my [A]sweet little Alice blue gown
When I first wandered down into [C7]town
I was [Am7]both proud and [Bm]shy, as I felt every eye
And in every shop window I primped passing by
Then in manner of fashion, I'd frown
And the world seemed to [C7]smile all [Em]around
'Til it wilted, I wore it, I'll always adore it
My sweet little Alice blue gown
The little silk worms that made silk for [Dm7]that gown
Just made that much silk and [Bm]then crawled in the ground
For there never was [Am7]anything like [F]it before
And I don't dare to [C7]hope there will be [Am]any more
But it's gone, 'cause it just had to [C7]be
Still it wears in my [A]memory
In my [A]sweet little Alice blue gown
When I first wandered down into [C7]town
I was [Am7]both proud and [Bm]so shy, as I felt every eye
And in every shop window I primped passing by
Then in manner of fashion, I'd frown
And the world seemed to [C7]smile all [Em]around
So it wouldn't be [Am]proper if made of silk were another
My sweet little Alice blue gown
