As You Were

. . . When I First Met You, That’s How I Want You Today
A popular song from 1918.
Words and music by Clarence Gaskill.

The sheet music:

As-You-Were – Sheet MusicDownload

Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:

As_You_Were – MIDIDownload

Lyrics

  1. It seems that I can see
    A picture dear to me
    Ev’ry time my thoughts begin a-straying
    I see familiar scenes
    Once more we’re in our teens
    And roaming thru the clover fields a-swaying
    Your cheeks are filled with dimples
    In your hair you wear a curl
    It only seems like yesterday
    My dear old girl

Refrain
“As you were” when I first met you
We were on our way to school, My dearie
“As you were,” I can’t forget you
‘Twas there we learned the golden rule
We sat together while the teacher would tell us
And all the other fellows they were jealous
“As you were” when I first met you
That’s how I want you to-day

  1. Let’s travel back again
    That old familiar lane
    Where you promised that you would be mine, dear
    Remember when we wed
    And what the preacher said
    We promised to be sweethearts all the time, dear
    It doesn’t seem like fifty years ago to me somehow
    For all I do is close my eyes
    I see you now