NEVER AGAIN
(Music: Isham Jones / Lyrics: Gus Kahn)

Isham Jones & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1924
Frank Westphal Orch. (Instr.) - 1924
Paul Biese & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1924
Al Jolson (with Isham Jones' Orch.) - 1924
Jan Garber & His Orch. (vocal: Roy Cordell) - 1951



I was sad - I was blue - 
I used to sigh the whole night thru;
But now I'm just as happy as can be.
Ain't you heard - can't you guess - 
just how I found my happiness;
'Tain't nothin' else but love that happened to me:

Never Again - 
will I be lonely,  (I'm sayin')
Never Again - 
will I complain;         
Two lovin'
Eyes like the skies 
full of sunshine,
They smiled away all the rain 
(wait until you see 'em)
Time and again - down to the river,    
I wandered
Time and again - 
those days are through-     
They say that
Everybody meets a buddy - 
so did I;
Ain't nobody ever goin' to hear me sigh, no -
Never Again will I be blue!


I was pale - I was thin - 
just gettin' down to bones and skin -
The doctor said I simply couldn't last.
Didn't mind - didn't care - 
my woes were much to much to bear,
But Doctor Love came 'round and he cured me fast!

Never Again - will I be lonely,  
(I'm sayin')
Never Again - will I complain;
Two lovin' eyes 
like the skies 
full of sunshine,
They smiled away all the rain 
(wait until you see 'em)
Time and again - down to the river,
I wandered time and again - 
those days are through -
One day I lay down on the railroad track to meet my fate;
Gee, I'm glad the doggone train was two weeks late, 
no -
Never Again will I be blue!




(Contributed by Dick Parks - July 2018)