. . . I never knew; a 1922 popular song.
Words and music by James Stanley Royce.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Ev’ry morn must have its dawning
Ev’ry day its close
Ev’ry dewdrop brings its gladness
To some fragrant rose
Ev’ry heart-throb sings a love song
If a love be true
And tho’ each day tells its story
This I never knew
Chorus
I never knew, what gladness meant
Until you came my way
I never knew what love could mean
Until that golden day
I never knew that skies were blue
‘Til I gazed in your eyes
I never knew that I might be
So near Love’s paradise
- Ev’ry sun ray has its shadow
Ev’ry rose its thorn
Ev’ry gladness has its sorrow
To a love forlorn
Ev’ry soul must have its yearning
Ev’ry heart its woe
Tho’ I lose your love tomorrow
This I’ll ever know
Sung here by Fred Feild: