IF HE CARED
From the film "Devil May Care" (1929)
(Music: Herbert Stothart / Lyrics: Clifford Grey)


Marion Harris (Film Soundtrack) - 1929



I can see ev'rytime the firelight gleams
In a little house of dreams
Someone there with me
I can see someone hand in hand with me
In that home he planned with me
All my life he'd love me

If he cared, nothing else would matter
If he cared, he need not be grand
I'd adore him forever if he'd just understand
My life through I would keep him near me
Some day, too, baby arms might cheer me
If he cared, that would be my heaven
But I know that heaven was never meant for me


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As recorded by MARION HARRIS:


Lover, what kind of a lover
Could make you discover all that joy could be
Some day, you'll have to know some day
Or have you a secret to confide in me

When the right one comes along
You'll be glad to greet him
(How can I know? What will he be?)
When you're in love, then you will see
Rich man or poor, my real ideal
Would be always right to me

If he cared, nothing else would matter
If he cared, he need not be grand
I'd adore him forever if he'd just understand
My life through I would keep him near me
Some day, too, baby arms might cheer me
If he cared, that would be my heaven
But I know that heaven was never meant for me



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - November 2018)