a 1912 popular song
words by Andrew B. Sterling
music by Harry Von Tilzer
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. We were alone in the moon light
There in the shadow below
Last night seems to me in my dreaming
Was thousands of years ago
Sweet was the story I told you
Sweet, but the end was a sigh
You told me that you loved another
Last night when you said goodbye
Refrain
Last night the stars were all aglow
Last night I loved, I loved you so
My heart was glad for you were near
I held your hand and called you dear, my dear
And then the stars grew dim and cold
The moon grew pale, my heart grew old
My dream is o’er, to live no more
Last night was the end of the world
2. Why did I call you my dear one
There was a light in your eye
Last night, dear, I thought it beaming
For me till I saw it die
Why did you teach me to love you
Why, when you knew we must part
A smile, and you left me forever
Last night when you broke my heart
Sung here by Fred Feild: