The Land of Might-Have-Been 1922 'Our Nell'

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 08 Jul 2003

Somewhere there's another land
diff'rent from this world below,
far more mercifully planned
than the cruel place we know.
Innocence and peace are there,
all is good that is desired.
Faces there are always fair,
love grows never old nor tired.

We shall never find that lovely land
of MightHaveBeen.
I can never be your King
nor you can be my Queen,
Days may pass,
and years may pass,
and seas may lie between;
We shall never find that lovely land
of MightHaveBeen.

Sometimes on the rarest nights
comes the vision calm and clear,
gleaming with unearthly lights
on our path of doubt and fear;
Winds from that far land are blown,
whispering with secret breath;
Hope that plays her tune alone,
Love that conquers pain and death.

Shall we ever find that lovely land
of MightHaveBeen.
Shall I ever be your King,
and you at last my Queen?
Days may pass,
and years may pass,
and seas may lie between.
Shall we ever find that lovely land
of MightHaveBeen.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
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The Land of Might-Have-Been 1922 Ivor Novello
Music by Ivor Novello
Lyrics by Edward Moore
copyright MCMXXII by Ascherberg, Hopwood and Crewe
from "Our Nell"
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Tuesday 08 July 2003 at 17.55
in association with Doug Grierson
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