A popular song from 1929
Words and music by Johnny Tucker, Joe Schuster and Ruth Etting
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Oh, what a fool I was to ever part
From that old gal of mine
When I was blue she used to soothe my heart
With rays of golden sunshine
But what a difference since she’s gone
Life don’t seem the same
If she’d only take me back
I’d take all the blame, ’cause
Refrain:
Maybe she’s lonesome, maybe she’s glad
Feeling unhappy, she may be sad
Maybe, who knows?
Maybe she’s living, happy and wed
Maybe she’s loving someone instead
Maybe, who knows?
While I’m just sighing, crying fills my heart
My broken heart
Morning, dawning, brings no change but sorrow
Maybe she needs me, maybe she’s blue
Maybe she loved me more than I knew
Maybe, who knows?
- I get the blues when I am all alone
With no one by my side
I feel so bad, my eyes fill up with tears
And sometime I have to hide
Every time I think of her
I just heave a sigh
If she don’t come back to me
I will surely die, ’cause
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: