A top hit from “George White’s Scandals”, 1931
Words and music by Lew Brown and Ray Henderson
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
I’m in your arms and you are kissing me
But there seems to be
Something missing in your kissing
The love we knew is just a memory
It’s turned into a comedy
Chorus
The thrill is gone
The thrill is gone
I can see it in your eyes
I can hear it in your sighs
Feel your touch and realize
The thrill is gone
The nights are cold, for love is old
Love was grand when love was new
Birds were singing, skies were blue
Now it don’t appeal to you
The thrill is gone
This is the end, so why pretend
And let it linger on
The thrill is gone
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: