A popular song from 1928.
Words by Edgar Leslie.
Music by Jimmie Monaco.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by Felix Chaplin:
Lyrics
- Why did my sweetie leave me
Why did we have to part?
No other sweetie can relieve me
Of my aching heart
Why can’t I have the sunshine
Sunshine instead of gloom?
Why do I have to live with shadows
In my little room?
Chorus
When the night is calm and peaceful
Lovin’ hearts are all in tune
There’s two lonesome people
In the whole wide world
That’s me and the man in the moon
When the little birds are nesting
And I listen to them croon
There’s two lonesome people
In the whole wide world
That’s me and the man in the moon
Just before I’m counting sheep
Thru my window he comes to peep
And with each other we’re sympathizing
Looking at the happy sweethearts
While they sit around and spoon
There’s two lonesome people
In the whole wide world
That’s me and the man in the moon
- Nothing could please me better
Nothing could bring more cheer
Than to receive a nice love letter
From my sweetie, dear
Nothing but disappointment
Adds to my misery
Nobody ever seems to care
For Melancholy me
Sung here by Felix Chaplin: