But I Do, You Know I Do!
Composer(s): Gus Kahn; Walter Donaldson
Performer(s): Ruth Etting



I keep trying to, I'm just dying to
Get you out of my mind
But that's hard to do with somebody you love
I've denied it, I've tried to hide it
But every evening I find
You're the one that I keep thinking of

I shouldn't mind if you find someone new
But I do, you know I do
I shouldn't care if you're here or you're there
But I do, you know I do

I know you love to flit around
While I just sit around and wonder
What's become of you
I know that I shouldn't mope
Shouldn't hope you're lonesome, too
But I do, you know I do

I keep saying and I keep praying
That I'll forget you somehow
But the more I try seems the more that I pine
While you're dancing and out romancing
With those you care about now
Do you think of days when you were mine

I shouldn't mind if you find someone new
But I do, you know I do
I shouldn't care if you're here or you're there
But I do, you know I do

I know you love to flit around
While I just sit around and wonder
What's become of you
I know that I shouldn't mope
Shouldn't hope you're lonesome, too
But I do, you know I do, do, do, do, do