A sentimental ballad from 1927
Words by Gus Kahn and Ray Egan
Music by Walter Donaldson
The sheet music:
Lyrics
- I just came down to say goodbye
You’re going home again and I just wish
That I were going back with you
And when you say a glad “hello”
To all the folks we used to know
Here’s just one little thing that you can do
Chorus:
If you see Sally, tell her that you saw me
And when you saw me, I was blue
And if you hear sweet Sally asking for me
Just tell her that I was asking for her, too
If it seems to you that she still cares for me
Let me know, I’ll go wherever she may be
But if you see that someone else means more to Sally
Don’t tell her that you saw me
- Tho’ someone said that
Absence makes the heart grow fonder
My heart aches because I feel her heart’s no longer mine
But if you find, tho’ we’re apart
I’ve kept my place within her heart
Remind her for the sake of Auld Lang Syne