A popular song from 1926.
Words and music by Irving Berlin.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Why am I lonely and why am I blue
And why am I thinking, just thinking of you
Why should I care if you’ve broken your vow
And why do I wonder who’s kissing you now
Chorus
Because I love you
I’ve tried so hard but can’t forget
Because I love you
You linger in my mem’ry yet
Because I miss you
I often wish we’d never met
And though you left a tear as a souvenir
It doesn’t matter, dear
Because I love you
- Off with the old love and on with the new
Is easy to say but not easy to do
What does it matter how far we’re apart
You’re out of my life, dear, but still in my heart
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: