A 1925 popular song.
A wedding present for Ellin MacKay Berlin.
Words and Music by Irving Berlin.
Copyright ©16 Sep 1925
Sheet Music from the collection of Michael Deatz.
Irving Berlin married heiress and writer Ellin MacKay on January 4, 1926, in a scandal-filled civil ceremony at New York’s City Hall after eloping. Their union, which spanned 62 years until her death in 1988, defied intense public scrutiny and religious, class, and age differences (he was Jewish, 15 years older, and a songwriter; she was Catholic, a wealthy debutante).
The sheet music:
Accompaniment track:
Lyrics
Ev’rything went wrong, and the whole day long
I’d feel so blue
For the longest while, I’d forget to smile
Then I met you
Now that my blue days have passed
Now that I’ve found you at last
Chorus
I’ll be loving you, always
With a love that’s true, always
When the things you’ve planned
Need a helping hand
I will understand, always, always
Days may not be fair, always
That’s when I’ll be there, always
Not for just an hour, not for just a day
Not for just a year, but always
Sung here by Fred Feild: