From the 1922 musical “Queen O’ Hearts”.
Words by Oscar Hammerstein II.
Music by Lewis E. Gensler.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Happiness must have a mate, experience has shown
Life’s a meatless bone, when you eat alone
Ev’ry one must have someone, a partner all his own
In love’s Kingdom two must rule the throne
Refrain
You need someone, someone needs you
Someday there’ll come one, then there’ll be two
Sharing ev’ry smile and tear
Ev’ry hope and ev’ry fear
Proving that love is true
You need someone, someone needs you
Look for a sweetheart, and when you do
You’ll be sure to find someone
For somewhere beneath the sun
Someone needs you
- I can see just what you mean
You plead a skillful case
One is half of two, any time or place
If you want to kiss
You need at least one other face
A pair of deuces beats a single ace
Sung here by Fred Feild: