From the musical “Good News”, 1928
Words and music by De Sylva, Brown and Henderson
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Other night I saw my lucky star
Saw that new moon shining from afar
Saw a horse, and he was milky white
So, I know that things will be all right
Then I saw a lucky load of hay
That means Good News must be on his way
When he’s nigh, I’ll cry, “Where have you been?
Check your hat and coat, and come right in”
Chorus
Good News! You’re bound to do me good
Come right here to me, Good News
Good News! You’re what I’ve waited for
I wasn’t slated for blues
Good News is welcome to me
Bad news is Hell come to me
So Mister Good News
You’re bound to do me good
Come right here to me, Good News
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: