a 1922 popular song
words and music by Byron Gay
The sheet music:
Accompaniment:
Lyrics
- Since the world began, it seems that man
No matter what his lot, he lays the blame on fate
Health, his wealth, his fame, disgrace or shame
It’s all the same, he lays the blame upon his fate
All things small or great, life or death its fate - Truth can never fail, it must prevail
In all we do we must be true or live a lie
Fate is all there is, it’s your ideas
For what you think, is what you are, the same as I
Think what love commands, and fate is in your hands
Refrain
My fate is all that I am, my fate is the law above
When fate seems wrong, it’s a sham
The law that is real is love
Fate is our love for each other
Love as I learned from my mother
Fate is a love that is true, so I knew
It was fate when I first met you
Sung here by Fred Feild: