THIS NEARLY WAS MINE

from 1949 musical "South Pacific"
(Richard Rodgers (m) Oscar Hammerstein II (l) 1949)

as recorded by Andy Williams


One dream in my heart,
One love to be living for,
One love to be living for,
This nearly was mine.

One girl for my dream,
One partner in paradise,
This promise of paradise,
This nearly was mine.

Close to my heart she came,
Only to fly away,
Only to fly as day
Flies from moonlight.

Now, now I'm alone,
Still dreaming of paradise,
Still saying that paradise
Once nearly was mine!

Still dreaming of paradise,
Still saying that paradise
Once nearly was mine!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - March 2021)