A 1919 popular song.
Words by Andrew B. Sterling.
Music by Harry Von Tilzer.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
You meet someone you loved long, long ago
Someone you thought you’d never meet again
The years have passed since you said goodbye
And you thought goodbye would mean forever then
You both have wandered on from place to place
And fate at last has brought you face to face
Chorus
You’re far away from friends and home
And day by day you sadly roam
You miss your dear old Mother
Sister, Dad and Brother
All the friends you used to know
So long ago
And then you meet again
Someone you thought beyond recall
And it thrills your heart to say
Fate has turned your steps my way
It’s a small, small world after all
- You thought someone you loved would soon forget
Someone you loved, thought just the same as you
You thought you both were drifting far apart
That your paths would cross again you never knew
And then one day on some far distant shore
Your hands are clasped you meet to part no more
Sung here by Vancha March: