from the 1931 musical “You Said It”
words by Jack Yellen
music by Harold Arlen
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Why should I give way to my fears
Because he has gone away?
I could cry and shed many tears
But he has not gone to stay
Something in my heart tells me
He’ll come back some day
Chorus
If he really loves me, far as he may be
If he really wants me, he’ll come back to me
He will cross the mountain
He will sail the sea
If he really loves me, he’ll come back to me
Where’er he is he will never, never rest until
He makes me his, and I will wait forever
Hoping still that he will
Even tho’ it takes him till eternity
If he really loves me, he’ll come back to me