A dramatic ballad from 1906
popular with barbershop quartets
words by Dave Reed Jr.
music by Ernest R. Ball
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- I wander on as in a dream
My goal a paradise must be
For there an angel waits ‘twould seem
Yet lo, dear heart ’tis only thee
Suns may shine to light my way, dear
Wealth be mine for aye, dear
Queens may pledge their riches, too
Yet the world would still be lonely
With such virtues only
Life to me, dear, means just you
Chorus
I care not for the stars that shine
I dare not hope to e’er be thine
I only know I love you
Love me and the world is mine
- My soul soars on to realms above
Through mystic lands it seems to go
As if ’twere borne on wings of love
The love that only angels know
Your bright eyes like beacons guide me
Through the clouds that hide me
Would that they were mine to woo
All the joys the world may hold, dear
Lands and wealth untold, dear
Seems as naught compared to you
Sung here by Fred Feild: