From “Earl Carroll Vanities”, 1928
Words by Raymond Klages
Music by Jesse Greer
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Love will often pass you by
And when it passes by you cry
There goes my rainbow
Love that lives forever comes but once
And never seems to die, or passes by
Chorus
Once in a lifetime, someone comes along
Bringing happiness for two
Once in a lifetime, all the world’s a song
And the sun comes smiling thru
Out of a blue sky, comes a happy day
When your heart will say
Love has found a way
Once in a lifetime, someone comes to you
Making idle dreams come true
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: