From the 1947 musical “Barefoot Boy with Cheek”.
Words by Sylvia Dee.
Music by Sidney Lippman.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne
Lyrics
First we were strangers, then we were friends
Then we discovered we cared
I hope our story isn’t one that ends
With mem’ries of carefree days we shared
Refrain
Promise me we’ll still be sweethearts
After Graduation Day
Promise me we’ll be together
When all these mem’ries seem far away
Tho’ they say romances break up
After Graduation Day
We can keep our love as lovely
And prove there’s nothing in what they say
Too soon classmates will be parted
And we’ll say goodbye to all this
But let’s keep ev’ry dream we started
Where the moon and the campus kiss
When these days are recollections
How I hope and how I pray
We will reminisce together long
After Graduation Day