How Can I Forget (IRVING BERLIN-1917)

(When There’s So Much To Remember).
A popular song from 1917.
Words and Music by Irving Berlin.
Cover Art by Albert W. Barbelle.
Copyright ©25 May 1917.
Sheet Music from the collection of Michael Deatz.


The sheet music:


Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:


Lyrics

  1. When the morn bids me rise
    And I open my eyes
    I begin with a sweet thought of you
    Then the rest of the day
    While at work or at play
    I’m thinking, just thinking of you

Chorus:
How can I forget
When there’s so much to remember?
Your smiling face, your fond embrace
Your voice so sweet and tender
After all these years
I’m afraid I love you yet
When there’s so much to remember
How can I forget? How can I forget?

  1. Through the heart-breaking years
    I have smiled through my tears
    To have met you is well worth the pain
    Though we’ve drifted apart
    You’ll remain in my heart
    As long as my heart will remain

Sung by Laurence Rubenstein: