From “It’s Love Again”, 1936.
Words and music by Harry Woods.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
I’m foolish, I’m silly
I’m absolutely daft
As a sailor on a sea of love
I don’t know fore from aft
Admit it, I’ll have to
Almost without defence
And here’s the proof
I’m silly as a goof
Without a grain of common sense
Refrain
I nearly let love go
Slipping through my fingers
Oh yes, I did, I know I did
My happiness, too
Was slipping thro’ my fingers
Like golden sands
Right thro’ my hands
But I woke in time
And I saved my pride
Yet tho’ love is mine
I tremble when I realize
I nearly let love go
Slipping through my fingers
Oh yes, I did, foolish me
For without love
Where in the world would I be
Sung here by Vancha March: