From the film “Rhythm on the River”, 1940
Words by Johnny Burke
Music by James V. Monaco
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
I’ll answer every question
That you might presuppose
This is no mere suggestion
This goes
Chorus
Do I want to be with you
As the years come and go?
Only forever, if you care to know
Would I grant all your wishes
And be proud of the task?
Only forever, if someone should ask
How long would it take me
To be near if you beckoned?
Off hand, I would figure
Less than a second
Do you think I’ll remember
How you looked when you smiled?
Only forever, that’s putting it mild
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: