From the musical “Captain Jinks”, 1925
Words by B. G. De Sylva
Music by Lewis E. Gensler
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Once to every man true love appears
That is truer than it sounds, my dears
Once I could philander, kiss and lie
Those days have all gone by
Refrain
There’s only one for me
And life’s begun for me
Two eyes have done for me
All that love can do
I only live to be around her
So, I know I’ve found her
When there was none for me
Dull care would run for me
She brought the sun for me
Shining from above
Although a thousand girls are calling
There’s only one for me
The one I love
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: