Three coins in the fountainEach one seeking happinessThrown by three hopeful

Somebody needs meI wish that I knewWho she can be? worries

I was seventeenIt was a very good yearIt was

Something in the way she moves, attracts me like no other

I tried to capture the rapture of the nightSilly dreams

Here we all work 'long the MississippiHere we all work while

de-us-n't int'rest meLove the life that I leadI've got

Dancing in the dark till the tune endsWe're dancing in the

I never knew the charm of springNever met it face to

the world I've searched for youI traveled on when

in a streamFalling leaves a sycamoreMoonlight in

your dreams away for another dayAnd I will take

Your sweet expression, the smile you gave meThe way you looked

I think of you with every breath I takeAnd every breath

My heart is sad and lonelyFor you I sigh, for you

shouldn't I take a chance when romance passes by?Why

This is a lovely way to spend an eveningCan't think of

Blue lace, her gown was blue laceShe wore the promise of

Oh, by Jove and by Jehovah, you have set my heart

I'm a fool to want youI'm a fool to want youTo