(I Wonder Why?)
From the musical “Call Me Madam”, 1950
Words and music by Irving Berlin
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Chorus
I hear singing and there’s no one there
I smell blossoms and the trees are bare
All day long I seem to walk on air
I wonder why? I wonder why?
I keep tossing in my sleep at night
And what’s more I’ve lost my appetite
Stars that used to twinkle in the skies
Are twinkling in my eyes, I wonder why?
Chorus
You don’t need analyzing
It is not so surprising
That you feel very strange but nice
Your heart goes pitter patter
I know just what’s the matter
Because I’ve been there once or twice
Put your head on my shoulder
You need someone who’s older
A rub-down with a velvet glove
There is nothing you can take
To relieve that pleasant ache
You’re not sick, you’re just in love
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: