From the 1925 musical “Song of the Flame”.
Words by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II.
Music by Herbert Stothart.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
When you leave me, then I know
That all my joy must go with you
And a crimson sunset melts away in blue
But as sure as every sun
Will rise again to brighten the sky
You’ll come back to me
You’ll come back to me
That fond hope cannot die, dear
Refrain:
You may wander away, wander away from me
You may go for a day or for Eternity
I’ll be waiting for you
Waiting for you, my all
I’ll be always waiting for you
Waiting to hear you call