From the film “Rio Rita”, 1942.
Words by E. Y. Harburg.
Music by Harold Arlen.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
I’ve had my little dreams
I’ve had my little moments
But somehow they all fell thru
For my prophetic heart
Plus my intuition told me
To hold out for you
Chorus
Long, long ago and far away
I knew we’d meet somewhere, someday
Long before you ever came along
I saw your eyes in wishing wells
I heard your voice in chapel bells
Long before you ever came along
I knew just how you’d look and laugh
How your smile would photograph
Then one day I looked and there you stood
The way I knew you would
And who are we to change this plan
This happy ending that began
Long before you ever came along
Knew just how you’d look and laugh
How your smile would photograph
Saw your eyes and heard your song
Long before you came along