From “A Modern Eve”, 1915 Words by Harry B. Smith Music by Jerome Kern
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Refrain
I have often wondered
Why love seemed so silly to me
Flirting with a hundred or more
Very jolly may be
I’ve had caprices
And a few real affairs
But friendship ceases
When they think you are theirs
They put a tag on you
I have often fancied
To one I could never be true
Now I have a new point of view
It is certainly new
Thought love had passed me by
I wondered
But now I know the reason shy
I’ve just been waiting for you
Refrain
I have often wondered
Why love seemed so silly to me
Flirting with a hundred or more
Very jolly may be
I’ve had caprices
And a few real affairs
But friendship ceases
When they think you are theirs
And want to marry you
I have often fancied
To one I could never be true
Now I have a new point of view
It is certainly new
Thought love had passed me by
I wondered
But now I know the reason shy
I’ve just been waiting for you