From the musical “Good News!”, 1927
Words and music by B. G. De Sylva, Lew Brown and Ray Henderson
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
I know I’ve found my ideal man
I always knew he’d arrive
Though he’s a true heart-appeal man
He doesn’t know I’m alive
But I don’t spend my time in grieving
I’ve learned the trick of “make-believing”
So, if I can’t have the real man
There’s only one way to thrive
Chorus:
Just imagine that he loves me dearly
Just imagine that I’m here sincerely
I’m pretending that he’s sending
Love note ending, “I love you”
Seems that he’s there as the day is closing
On his knees there, I hear him proposing
He’s not present, still it’s pleasant
Just imagine that it’s true
Chorus:
Just imagine that he loves me dearly
Just imagine that I’m here sincerely
I’m pretending that he’s sending
Love note ending, “I love you”
Seems that he’s there as the day is closing
On his knees there, I hear him proposing
Till I win you, I’ll continue
To imagine that it’s true