From the musical “The New Moon”, 1928
Words by Oscar Hammerstein IInd
Music by Sigmund Romberg
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
In this year of Seventeen-Ninety-Two
Our conventions have been thrown all askew
And I know I’m out of date when I seek one mate
One faithful lover true
To be really in the fashion today
You must have a dozen beaux in your sway
But somehow I don’t believe in the modern plan
I want to wait for just one man
It’s more fun to love ’em all
Kiss ’em all, short and tall
I have another scheme
It’s my only dream
One kiss, one man to save it for
One love for him alone
One word, one vow, and nothing more
To tell him I’m his own
One magic night within his arms
With passion flower unfurled
But I will try to love only one man
And no other man in the world
You’ve been reading stories of romantic glories
Are you growing sad for your Galahad?
Soon my knight may find me
Softly steal behind me
Put me on a horse and carry me away
Laugh all you like at me
I’ll find my man, you’ll see
One kiss, one man to save it for
One love for him alone
One word, one vow, and nothing more
To tell him I’m his own
One magic night within his arms
With passion flower unfurled
But I will try to love only one man
And no other man in the world