A popular song from 1927.
Words by Lorenz Hart.
Music by Richard Rodgers.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. I laughed at sweethearts I met at school
All indiscreet hearts seemed romantic fools
A house in Iceland was my heart’s domain
I saw your eyes, now castles rise in Spain
Refrain:
I took one look at you, that’s all I meant to do
But then my heart stood still
My feet could step and walk, my lips could move and talk
And yet my heart stood still
Thought not a single word was spoken
I could tell you knew
That unfelt clasp of hands told me so well you knew
I never lived at all until the thrill of that moment
When my heart stood still
2. In Heathfield school days I hated boys
Those April Fool days brought me loveless joys
I read my Plato, love I thought a sin
But since your kiss, I’m reading Missus Glyn