From the 1922 musical “Just Because”.
Words by Helen S. Woodruff.
Music by Madelyn Sheppard.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- There are girls with soft eyes of brown
Laughing lips of red, curly golden head
There are girls with bright eyes of blue
But to me it seems none of these is like my dreams
Refrain
Just because I’ve dreamed of one girl only
Just because I’ve found this old world lonely
Just because it really can be beautiful
If what befalls me can be shared with you
Just because we’re longing for each other
And a love nest that we’d build for two
Just because for me there’ll never be another
Just because I love only you
- There are girls who are slim and tall
Dimpling cheeks of rose or a saucy nose
There are girls who are most piquant
But the one I want seems to be within my dreams
Sung here by Fred Feild: