A popular song from 1923
words and music by Henry I. Marshall, Raymond B. Egan and Richard A. Whiting
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- I listened unawares
Unto a voice upstairs
I heard a lonely little lady sighin’
I guess nobody cares
I’m trying constantly
To find the one for me
But I’ve begun to think there’s no use tryin’
What can the trouble be
Chorus
Somebody’s wrong, somebody’s wrong
Nobody’s kisses ever haunt my dreams
Nobody brings candy and things
I’m just nobody’s weakness it seems
I can sew, I can bake
You should see me put a cake
Into an oven, a little oven
And I know I can show many reasons
Why the world owes me
A lovin’, a little lovin’
My heart wants to cry
Just why am I nothin’ to no one
Somebody’s wrong
- Each night I’m dress’d up fine
And I stay up till nine
Somebody by mistake may drop in maybe
And if he does, he’s mine
But all my little schemes
End up in idle dreams
Even the rent collector is a lady
I have no luck it seems
Chorus
Somebody’s wrong, somebody’s wrong
Nobody’s kisses ever haunt my dreams
Nobody brings candy and things
I’m just nobody’s weakness it seems
Now I ain’t such a saint
And a little love would surely be
Attractive, I said attractive
Not so old, not so cold
Why don’t someone come and get me
While I’m active, just while I’m active
My heart wants to cry
Just why am I nothin’ to no one
Somebody’s wrong