Standard (EADGBE)

Chorus

First star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might

 Have the wish I wish tonight.

A banker's daughter or a runaway girl,

A little lady or a honky-tonk Pearl

Has to find someplace in this world where she feels at home.

A banker's daughter is so hard to deceive;

A little lady is so hard to please.

Honky-tonk Pearl wears her heart on her sleeve and her heart will not grow cold.

Chorus

Here's a wish for a runaway girl;

Here's a prayer for honky-tonk Pearl -

Hope she finds someplace outta this world where she feels at home.

Chorus +

I wish I may, I wish I might...

Have the wish I wish tonight.