From “Railroads On Parade”, 1939
Words by Charles Alan & Buddy Bernier
Music by Kurt Weill
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Speed engine speed in your flight
Through the darkness of the night
Let the blazing furnace roar
Wheels are spinning, tracks are singing
I shall see my love no more.
Refrain:
Mile after mile
I keep on saying goodbye to you
Mile after mile
I keep on seeing you smiling through
Somehow I feel this can’t be real
Why should we be apart?
One thing I know, wherever I go
You will remain in my heart
Day after day
It doesn’t matter where I may be
You’re far away
But still you’re ever so near to me
Deep in a dream
I’ll be waiting ‘til you whisper: Come back
And yet all the while I’ll see you smile
Mile after, mile after mile