From the musical “Watch Your Step”, 1914
words and music by Irving Berlin and E. Ray Goetz
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- History proves since the world first began
Wonderful things have been discovered by man
Though to discover has not been my plan
I’m a discoverer, too
Tho’ I know my name won’t be known to fame
This much is true
Chorus
Columbus discovered America
Hudson discovered New York
Benjamin Franklin discovered the spark
That Edison discovered would light up the dark
Marconi discovered the wireless telegraph
Across the ocean blue
But the greatest discovery was
When you discovered me and I discovered you
- History proves since the world first began
Everything great was not discovered by man
Girls can discover what men never can
I’m a discoverer, too
Tho’ I’ll never be known to history
This much is true
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: