From “The Girl In the Spotlight”, 1920
Words by Richard Bruce
Music by Victor Herbert
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Had I known when I sat alone
Where a wonder like you could be
I declare I’d have had you there
In my favorite chair with me
There were some that I knew would come
But the ones that I knew
Were nothing like you
Goodness knows, I did not suppose
That they grew
Refrain:
I cannot sleep, dear
Without dreaming of you
In slumber deep, dear
You are wonderful, too
But dreams are cheap, dear
And too good to be true
What can I do when I can’t sleep dear
Without dreams of you
- Two or three have made love to me
In a way that I understood
And for years I’ve been bored to tears
By a number who thought they could
But not one bears comparison
With the talent you’ve shown
You stand quite alone
I should say that you have a way
All your own
Sung by Laurence Rubenstein: