Sweetheart Lou

 

Minneapolis Tribune, 30 Sep 1895

In 1894 and 1895, Agnes spent extended time performing in Minnesota. While there, she recorded a song with a local composer, Richard Hanch. The song was published in 1895, and the words were included in An Annotated Compendium of Old Time American Songs, by James Alverson III.

SWEETHEART LOU.
Copyright,1895, by Waverly Music Co.
Words And Music by Richard R Hench

A pretty little charmer with blue eyes,
That's Louise, my sweetheart Lou;
A girl who makes you think that she's an angel in disguise,
Is winsome Lou, the one that I adore;
Her smile is like a burst of sunlight
From gloomy skies above;
in all this world there's not one girl

Chorus.
Sweetheart Lou, I love you;
Days come, days go, still my love remains the same;
The sun shines brighter, my heart seems lighter
Ever since you came.

Some day we'll have a cosy little home,
Just us two, my sweetheart Lou;
You'll be the queen, my darling, and I'll worship at your throne,
Love will reign supreme forever more;
Your heart will never know a sorrow
While I am by your side;
I'll always love you, darling mine,
No matter whate'er may betide.-Cho.

Agnes was a popular performer in Minnesota.

St. Paul Globe, 8 Sep 1895.
By 1896, Agnes was back on the road, appearing in Sheboygan, Wisconsin (March 1896) and St. Louis (October 1896). 1897 marked a return to extended performances in Chicago, and I'll have more on that in the next post.