Nobody Knows and Nobody Seems To Care-1919
Another example of the type of song popular in that day.
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Story behind the song
Copyrighted September 30, 1919. Sung by Berlin himself in vaudeville at the Palace Theater in New York the week of October 13, 1919.
Lyrics
Verse 1:
I'm sad and lone-ly, There's a good rea-son why
No-bod-y cares a-bout me That's why I'm sad as can be
I long for some one Some-bod-y, yes in-deed
Lov-in' kiss-es from one, Is ex-act-ly what I need
Chorus:
Man-y's the time I feel so lone-some
But no-bod-y knows, And no-bod-y cares
I've grown so tir-ed of be-ing by my "own-some"
I want some-bod-y to hug, Cud-dle and snug
as com-fy as a bug in a rug,
Man-y's the time I feel like spoon-ing,
But no-bod-y knows and no-bod-y cares
I guess I'll make out a lit-tle "ad"
That I want some lov-in' so bad
'Cause no-bod-y knows and no-bod-y seems to care.
