We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye 1932

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 23 Jul 2013
2013

People in love are funny,
mighty hard to explain.
One minute they quarrel
then they're back together again.
Take my case for instance,
we had a little fuss.
Listen ladies and gentlemen
here's what happened to us.

We thought that love was over,
that we really were through,
I said I didn't love her,
that we'd begin anew
and you can all believe me
we sure intended to
but we just couldn't say goodbye.
The chair and then the sofa,
they broke right down and cried,
the curtains started wavin'
for me to come inside;
I tell you confidentially,
the tears were hard to hide
and we just couldn't say goodbye.
The clock was striking twelve o'clock
it smiled on us below
with folded hands it seemed to say
we'll miss you if you go.
So I went back and kissed her
and when I looked around
the room was singin' love songs
and dancin' up and down.
And now we're both so happy
because at last we've found
that we just couldn't say goodbye.

We thought that love was over,
that we really were through,
I said I didn't love her,
that we'd begin anew
and you can all believe me
we sure intended to
but we just couldn't say goodbye.
The chair and then the sofa,
they broke right down and cried,
the curtains started wavin'
for me to come inside;
I tell you confidentially,
the tears were hard to hide
and we just couldn't say goodbye.
The clock was striking twelve o'clock
it smiled on us below
with folded hands it seemed to say
we'll miss you if you go.
So I went back and kissed her
and when I looked around
the room was singin' love songs
and dancin' up and down.
And now we're both so happy
because at last we've found
that we just couldn't say goodbye.

I was a careless lover,
but the fear we should part
soon made me discover
what a place she had in my heart.
I thought she'd been flirting,
she thought I'd done the same,
in a moment, with jealousy
both our hearts were aflame.

We thought that love was over,
that we really were through,
I said I didn't love her,
that we'd begin anew
and you can all believe me
we sure intended to
but we just couldn't say goodbye.
The chair and then the sofa,
they broke right down and cried,
the curtains started wavin'
for me to come inside;
I tell you confidentially,
the tears were hard to hide
and we just couldn't say goodbye.
The clock was striking twelve o'clock
it smiled on us below
with folded hands it seemed to say
we'll miss you if you go.
So I went back and kissed her
and when I looked around
the room was singin' love songs
and dancin' up and down.
And now we're both so happy
because at last we've found
that we just couldn't say goodbye.

We thought that love was over,
that we really were through,
I said I didn't love her,
that we'd begin anew
and you can all believe me
we sure intended to
but we just couldn't say goodbye.
The chair and then the sofa,
they broke right down and cried,
the curtains started wavin'
for me to come inside;
I tell you confidentially,
the tears were hard to hide
and we just couldn't say goodbye.
The clock was striking twelve o'clock
it smiled on us below
with folded hands it seemed to say
we'll miss you if you go.
So I went back and kissed her
and when I looked around
the room was singin' love songs
and dancin' up and down.
And now we're both so happy
because at last we've found
that we just couldn't say goodbye.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
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lyric
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We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye 1932
Words and Music by Harry Woods
additional lyrics by Charles Wilmott
© 1932 by Keit-Engel Inc. New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Tuesday 23 July 2013 at 16.39
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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