From the 1922 musical “Orange Blossoms”.
Words by B. G. DeSylva.
Music by Victor Herbert.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
It’s true that I’m susceptible to ladies
It’s true that I’ve a weakness for their charms
I have always found it simple
To succumb to just a dimple
Or an ankle or a lovely pair of arms
But now my mad philandering is over
Those maids of just one charm have left my mind
For my new love’s a complete thing
I have found the only sweet thing
Who has all the other charmer’s charms combined
Refrain
Though I’ve always played about
I can say, without a doubt
This time it’s love
For the thumping of my heart
Seemed to whisper from the start
“This time it’s love”
She has made this weary world a fairyland
And the skies are blue above
I have felt this way before
In my small affairs of yore
But this time it’s love
Sung here by Fred Feild: