What'll I Do (1924)
by Irving Berlin
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[Verse 1]
Gone is the romance that was so divine
'Tis broken and cannot be mended
You must go your way and I must go mine
But now that our love dreams have ended


[Chorus]
What'll I do
When you are far away
And I am blue
What'll I do

What'll I do
When I am wond'ring who
Is kissing you
What'll I do

What'll I do with just a photograph
To tell my troubles to

When I'm alone
With only dreams of you
That won't come true
What'll I do


[Verse 2]
Do you remember a night filled with bliss?
The moonlight was softly descending
Your lips and my lips were tied with a kiss
A kiss with an unhappy ending


repeat [Chorus]

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in 1923, before the cutoff of January 1, 1929.


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