A popular song from 1928
Words by Roy Turk and Charles Tobias
Music by Roy Turk
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. Our old friends may tell you I’m not grieving
But I’ve missed you since you went away
To our friends I’ve just been make believing
Don’t believe a single word they say
Chorus:
I laughed the day I saw you leave
I laughed and said I’d never grieve
But after my laughter came tears
I told my friends I didn’t care
I laughed about our whole affair
But after my laughter came tears
My pride kept me from showing them that I was blue
But by myself you’ll never know what I’ve been thru
My lips concealed a heart in pain
I made believe, but all in vain
For after my laughter came tears
2. Once I may have thought I was above you
Now I know that you’re too good for me
Since you’re gone I realize I love you
And I don’t deserve your sympathy