Why did I wonder
Here and there and yonder
Wasting precious time
For no reason or rhyme
Isn't is 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
lt's a funny thing
I look at you
I get a thrill
I never knew
Isn't it a pity
We never met before
Here we are at last
lt's like a dream
The two of us
A perfect team
Isn't it a pity
We never met before
lmagine all the lonely years
We've wasted
You with the neighbors
I at silly labors
Whatjoys un-tasted
You reading Heina
I somewhere in China
Happiest ofmen
I'm sure to be
If only you will
Say to me
lt's an awful pity
We never ever met before
While you were ttfi ing
I was busy knitting
How did you survive
Waiting till I'd arrive
All my Dresden boyfriends
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
Anymore
lt's a funny thing
I look at you
I get a thrill
I never knew
Isn't it a pity
We never met before
Here we are at last
lt's like a dream
The two of us
A perfect team
For you're more than pretty
And I have charm galore
lmagine all the lonely years
We've wasted
You up in Norway
I 'round my doorway
What joys un-tasted
If you'd been handy
T'would've been just dandy
Isn't it a shame
We had to wait
But thank the Lord
lt's not too late
Still it's such a pity
We never never met before
Love your funny smile
Your twinkling eye
That's very nice
For so do I
Isn't it a pity
We never met before
Put your hand in mine
A perfect fit
We never knew
Just think of it
Isn't it a pity
We never met before
lmagine all the lonely years
I wasted
Fishing for salmon
Losing at backgammon
Whatjoys un-tasted
My nights were sour
Spent with Schopenhauer
Let's forget the past
Let's both agree
That I'm for you
And you're for me
And it's such a pity
We never never
Never never met before