Don’t Wait Too Long (MUSIC BOX REVUE, 1925)

Added to “MUSIC BOX REVUE,” 1925.
Words and Music by Irving Berlin.
Cover Art by R.S. Rosebud-Rosenbaum Studio.
Copyright ©25 Sep 1925.
Sheet Music from the collection of Michael Deatz.

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The sheet music (pink cover):

The sheet music (tan cover):

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The sheet music cover by Sydney Leff (yellow, “Earl Carroll’s Vanities”)

Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:

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Lyrics

1. You may have a certain someone in mind
   Someone that some day you’re hoping to find
   The one that you’ll adore
   Is worthwhile waiting for
   But the rest of the world is mating
   While you sit there waiting, so

Refrain
Don’t wait too long
With your castles in the sky
Don’t wait too long
While you’re waiting, time will fly
Love songs are best when they’re sung
In the Springtime when ev’rything’s young, so
Don’t wait too long
Happiness may pass you by

2. So much time is wasted waiting around
   Just for someone who may never be found
   And when the years have flown
   You may be all alone
   Looking back on the days you wasted
   Leaving life untasted, so

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Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: