Just Nicky

The Things You Find … February 20, 2007

Irving Berlin by glaaamtastic

I’ve always had a vague memory of The Mavis singing a song to me that I really liked, although it had sad lyrics. All I could remember of it was “All alone by the telephone”, which wasn’t enough to jog her memory so she’s always denied all knowledge of the song in question.

While I was writing the previous blog entry I thought of it again and Googled the line. I was absolutely gobsmacked to find it!

It’s an Irving Berlin song, which was recorded by Frank Sinatra in the early 60s - which explains why The Mavis would have been singing it to me in the late 60s.

Irving Berlin - All Alone Lyrics

All alone, I’m so all alone
There is no one else but you
All alone by the telephone
Waiting for a ring, a ting-a-ling

I’m all alone every evening
All alone, feeling blue
Wond’ring where you are and how you are
And if you are all alone too

I wonder where you are (remember me) and how you are (remember me)
And if you are (I love you) all alone (I love you) too