WHEN I'M LOOKING AT YOU
From the film "The Rogue Song" (1930)
(Lyrics by Clifford Grey / Music by Herbert Stothart)


Lawrence Tibbett (Film Soundtrack) - 1930
Nat Shilkret & The Victor Orch. (vocal: Don Howard) - 1930
Ben Selvin & The Columbia Photo Players - 1930
Oscar Grogan - 1930



You may not care when I'm near you
And yet you fill my dreams
For when I see you and hear you
How different this world seems

Why is the Sun brighter
Why is the day lighter
What makes the blue of the sea bluer
When I'm looking at you

Why are the stars nearer
Why is the sky clearer
What makes the song of the birds newer
When I'm looking at you

Why are the wild flowers showing
Colours  glowing
Why are the wild ferns growing
Taller too

Why is the Sun brighter
Why is my heart lighter
What makes the promise of heaven truer
When I'm looking at you

(Orchestral Interlude)

Why are the wild flowers showing
Colours  glowing
Why are the wild ferns growing
Taller too

Why is the Sun brighter
Why is my heart lighter
What makes the promise of heaven truer
When I'm looking at you






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - June 2011)