Why did I wander,
here and there and yonder,
wasting pre cious time,
for no reason or rhyme?
Isn't it a pity?
Isn't it a crime?
My journey's ended.
Everything is splendid.
Meeting you today
has given me a
wonderful idea.
Here I stay.
It's a funny thing, I look at you,
I get a thrill I never knew.
Is n't it a pity we nev
er met before?
Here we are at last,
it's like a dream
The two of us, a perfect team
Isn't it a pity we nev
er met before?
Imagine all the lonely years
we've wasted.
You with the neighbors,
I at silly labors.
What joys untasted,
you reading Heine,
I somewhere in China,
happiest of men, I'm sure to be.
If only you will say to me,
it's an awful pity we never,
never met be fore.
While you were flitting,
I was busy knitting.
How did you sur vive
waiting till I'd arrived?
All my Dresden boy friends
were only half alive.
A sleepy lad was Herman,
and Fritz was like a sermon.
Nicholas was such a bore.
How well I planned it,
I just couldn't stand it any more
It's a funny thing,
I look at you
I get a thrill I never knew
Isn't it a pity we never met
be fore?
Here we are at last,
it's like a dream,
the two of us,
a perfect team.
For you're more than pretty,
and I have charm galore. Imagine
all the lonely years we've wasted,
you up in Norway,
I around my doorway.
What joy is untasted,
if you'd been handy,
it would have been just dandy.
Is n't it a shame we had to wait
But thank the Lord
it's not too late
Still it's such a pity we never,
never met be fore.
Love your funny smile,
your twinkling eye.
That's very nice, for so do I.
Isn't it a pity,
we never met be fore?
Put your hand in mine,
a perfect fit
We never knew, just think of it
Isn't it a pity we never met
be fore?
Imagine all the lonely
years I've wasted
Fishing for salmon,
losing at backgammon
What joy is untasted?
My nights were sour,
spent with Schopen hauer
Let's forget the past,
let's both agree
That I'm for you,
and you're for me
An d it's such a pity
We never, never, never,
never met before.