A popular song from 1919.
Words by Jack Yellen.
Music by A. Olman.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by Fred Feild:
Lyrics
- They say all the world is a stage
Life is only a drama of dreams
It’s at birth that we start
Each one plays a part
That fate chooses for us, it seems
I’m just a dreamer whose dreams go astray
They call me the fool in the play
Refrain
I’m waiting for ships that never come in
Watching and waiting in vain
It seems that Life’s stormy sea holds nothing for me
But broken dreams and shattered schemes
With each day of sorrow, I love to pretend
One more tomorrow and waiting will end
I’m waiting for ships that never come in
I wonder where they can be
- These beautiful dream ships of mine
What a wonderful treasure they hold
If they ever come in
What a prize I’ll win
A love far more precious than gold
And tho’ my dreaming may be all in vain
A dreamer I’ll gladly remain
Sung here by Vancha March: