a 1922 popular song
written by Henry R. Cohen and Frank D. Siegrist
The sheet music:
Accompaniment:
Lyrics
- Life and love seem everywhere a game
Winning hearts or winning wealth and fame
Love we’ve made, dear
Love we’ve played, dear
But I sometimes wonder just the same
Chorus
When you play the game of hearts
Are you playing fair
Starlit nights when we’re apart
Are you playing fair
Love will always be a game
Only two can share
If you’re a moth
That’s playing ’round the flame
Are you playing fair?
- When you’ve won a heart
You know is true
Is it fair to play the game anew
Some beware, dear, play unfair, dear
So I’m only asking dear of you
Sung here by Fred Feild: