From “Yolanda and the Thief”, 1945.
Words by Arthur Freed.
Music by Harry Warren.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
A poet once wrote, Yolanda
And then a great composer came
And ev’ryone sang, Yolanda
The lovely music of your name
Roses were in the garden
And in the garden were roses fair
Fair were the lovely roses
Because my lady was there
Come here, my Yolanda
Yolanda, my dear