a 1911 popular song
words and music by George M. Cohan
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. Tell me, have you ever heard this melody? Hum
A melody that made an awful hit with me, Hum
I don’t know where I heard it, but I liked it from the start
It seems that I preferred it, for it got right to my heart
It lingers in my brain, I’ve nearly gone insane
Oh, how I love that strain of melody
Chorus
Hum, Where have I heard that melody?
It seems so familiar to me
Hum, It’s floating in the air, it’s ev’rywhere
I hear it here, I hear it there
Hum, I love, I love, I love it so
It follows where ever I go
What is it from? I can’t help but hum
Hum, I couldn’t live without, I’m mad about
That haunting melody
2. I wake myself up in the morning with that strain, Hum
I hum myself to sleep at night with that refrain, Hum
I wish I knew the rest of that sweet tune to hum it through
If I don’t learn it pretty soon, I don’t know what I’ll do
It sticks right in my throat, it’s cert’nly got my goat
I wish I knew who wrote that melody
Sung here by Fred Feild: