From the musical “Knickerbocker Holiday”, 1938
Words by Maxwell Anderson
Music by Kurt Weill
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- I’ve been hunting through woods
I’ve been fishing over water
For one certain girl
Who’s a certain father’s daughter
I’ve been following trails
I’ve been staring after ships
For a certain pair of eyes
And a certain pair of lips
Yes, I looked everywhere
You can look without wings
And I found a great variety
Of interesting things
Refrain:
But it never was you
It never was anywhere you
An occasional sunset reminded me
Or a flower hanging high on a tulip tree
Or one red star hung low in the west
Or a heartbreak call from a meadow lark’s nest
Made me think for a moment
“Maybe it’s true, I’ve found her in the star
In the call, in the blue”
But it never was you
It never was anywhere you
Anywhere, anywhere you
- I’ve been running through rains
And the wind that follows after
For one certain face
And an unforgotten laughter
I’ve been following signs
I’ve been searching through the lands
For a certain pair of arms
And a certain pair of hands
Yes, I’ve tried a kiss here
And I tried a kiss there
For when you’re out in company
The boys and girls will pair
Sung by Laurence Rubenstein: