There Was Nothing Else To Do

Lyric: Bert Kalmar
Music: Harry Ruby & Harry Warren
Year: 1929
Original publisher: Remick Music Corp.

Verse 1:

There is something in the magic of the moonlight,
That's why ev'ry lover learns to love the moonlight;
It was in a garden where we chanced to meet,
You can see, dear, why I lost my heart completely;

Chorus:

It was moonlight when I found you,
And the stars were peeping through,
I just put my arms around you,
There was nothing else to do.
Something seem'd to draw me to you
And I stole a kiss or two;
Even though I hardly knew you,
There was nothing else to do.
I seem'd to divine my heart would be mine no more,
I felt something rare that never was there before;
With the moonlight up above you,
Lighting up your eyes of blue,
I just whisper'd, "Dear, I love you,"
There was nothing else to do.

Verse 2:

Ev'ry sweetheart's happy when the day is ending,
And the mystic shadows of the night are blending;
When the moon is shining, lovers' hearts are light,
That's the reason those in love prefer the night-time;

[Chorus]