a 1941 popular song words and music by Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus, Bennie Benjemen, and Eddie Durham
Sheet Music
Accompaniment
Lyrics
I don’t ever care to rise to power
I would rather be with you an hour
For the things that one can buy
Are not worth a lover’s sigh
Chorus
I don’t want to set the world on fire
I just want to start a flame in your heart
In my heart I have but one desire
And that one is you, No other will do
I’ve lost all ambition for worldly acclaim
I just want to be the one you love
And with your admission that you feel the same
I’ll have reached the goal I’m dreaming of, believe me
I don’t want to set the world on fire
I just want to start a flame in your heart
Performance
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