A popular song from 1939.
Words and music by Al Hoffman, Al Goodhart and Manny Kurtz.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
People used to ask me
Used to ask me why
Why I had that faraway look in my eye
They said, “If you’re a dreamer
Romance will pass you by”
I’m glad that I’m a dreamer, here’s why
Chorus
I’ve met some very nice people
Some very, very nice people
But you meet the nicest people in your dreams
It’s funny but it’s true
That’s where I first met you
And you’re the nicest
Paradisest thing I ever knew
I’ve looked this universe over
From wacky Nagasaki to Dover
And now that we have met how sweet it seems
I love you more, the more I know you
Which only goes to show you
You meet the nicest people in your dreams
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: