A popular song from 1928
Words and music by B. G. DeSylva, Lew Brown and Ray Henderson
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- You saw me out the other night
The first time since we parted
The crowd was gay and I seemed all aglow
Because I smiled you couldn’t tell
That I’m still broken-hearted
You couldn’t tell, but I want you to know
Chorus
If you see me dancing in some cabaret
That’s just my way of forgetting you
Where you were the one
There’s a new one each day
But that’s just my way of forgetting you
If I gave myself the time to think about you
I’d go mad to think that I’m without you
Each night now I pray that I may find a way
Find a way of forgetting you
- You seem to think my heart is light
And that I don’t remember
That other world of happiness with you
A flame of love is burning
Where you think there’s just an ember
And that is why I’m doing what I do
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: