When I Was a Dreamer

(And You Were My Dream)
A wonderful song from 1914.
Words by Roger Lewis and Geo. A. Little.
Music by Egbert Van Alstyne.


The sheet music:


Accompaniment:


Lyrics

  1. I wander tonight where the moon softly beams
    Into the past thro’ a garden of dreams
    There I will linger with you, dear, once more
    As I did in the days of yore

Refrain
When I was a dreamer and you were my dream
We lived in a palace of gold
Each beautiful dream brought you nearer, it seemed
Close in my arms to enfold
I dreamed that you always would love me
I dreamed of a world just for two
But I was a dreamer and you were my dream
A dream that has never come true

  1. I’m dreaming again of a day in the past
    Dreaming of love that you said was to last
    Now like a dream that I dream in the night
    All my love dreams have taken flight